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2016 Map of Los Fresnos

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park anchors the southern portion of this landscape, preserving the site of the first major battle of the Mexican-American War. This coastal prairie terrain is defined by its complex hydrology, featuring numerous resacas—former distributary channels of the Rio Grande. These ancient watercourses, such as Resaca de los Cuates and Resaca de las Antonias, wind through the area, influencing the development of settlements like Los Fresnos and Bayview.

Infrastructure in the region supports both agriculture and aviation, evidenced by the Drennan Farm Airport and the engineered water management at Dana-Tule Reservoir 1. The map reveals a transition from the structured street grid of Los Fresnos to the more dispersed residential patterns around Indian Lake and Laureles. Notable drainage features like Ditch Number Three and Olmito Br illustrate the ongoing modification of the Tule Lake Bed for regional utility.