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2019 Map of MacDonald Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of MacDonald Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Nueces River winds along the northern reaches of this Dimmit County landscape, providing a critical water source in an area defined by brushy drainage patterns and expansive ranching tracts. Intermittent waterways like Appurceon Cr, El Moro Cr, and the slow-moving Soldier Slough carve low-relief channels across the terrain. These natural features dictated the early layout of regional transit, as seen in the alignment of Hearne Rd and Elias Rd.

Modern infrastructure is represented by the diagonal corridor of Route 83, which cuts through the southwestern corner, and several state-maintained routes including FM 190 and Ranch Rd 2522. The map details a largely rural environment where property access and water management remain the primary human imprints on the land, reflected in the network of local connectors like Buckhorn Rd that link disparate ranching operations.