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2016 Map of Lopeno

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The waters of the Falcon Reservoir define the western edge of this South Texas landscape, where the inlets of Beckwith Arm and Arroyo del Tigre Grande reach into the dry upland brush. Centered on the Zapata and Starr County line, this region is characterized by an intricate network of seasonal drainage channels, or arroyos, including Arroyo Salado and Arroyo Penas.

Settlement patterns follow the corridor of U.S. Highway 83, which connects the community of Lopeño in the north to the sister settlements of Falcon and New Falcon further south. Local names like El Tigre Rd and Old Falcon Rd hint at the historic ranching routes that once traversed this arid terrain. The map meticulously documents the transition from the reservoir’s shoreline to the higher ground of the Rio Grande Valley hinterlands, marked by numerous small creeks such as Mexia Cr and Del Puerto Cr.