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2016 Map of Maria Reservoir

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Cuchara Junction serves as the focal point of this Huerfano County landscape, where the Cucharas River winds through a high-plains environment defined by essential water management. The terrain is dominated by the prominent Bradford Mesa to the northwest, while a sophisticated network of irrigation features, including the Duran Ditch, Holita Ditch, and Gomez Ditch, illustrates the area's agricultural dependency on the river's flow.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of the Valdez Cem and Bustos Cem, which anchor the map's human history. Large-scale water storage is a recurring theme, with prominent basins such as Maria Reservoir, Valdez Lake, and Crane-Holmes Reservoir Number 2 dotting the landscape. Several drainages, notably Sandy Arroyo and Walsen Arroyo, cut through the plains, highlighting the natural drainage patterns that shaped early settlement and transit corridors near the river.