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2016 Map of Loma Alta NW

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Loma Alta NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Nueces River and its intricate drainage network dominate this part of McMullen County, where the landscape is defined by the Old Nueces River Channel and numerous sloughs. The river system includes the Winn Lake Slue, Outside Slue, and Elm Slue, indicating a floodplain where water paths shift over time. These natural water features are supplemented by a large number of named livestock tanks and small lakes, such as the Bob Hinces Lake Number 1 series and the evocatively named Dinosaur Tank.

Human presence is sparse, centered primarily on transportation and water management. FM 624 provides the primary east-west corridor across the terrain, intersecting with San Jose Rd. The concentration of features like Alligator Lake and Guadalupe Cr alongside family-named water sources such as Miller Tank and Raleigh Tank highlights a cattle-ranching economy reliant on these carefully placed catchments in the South Texas brush country.