Maxwell serves as the central hub of this Colfax County landscape, where human engineering and natural waterways converge. The town is situated just west of the Canadian River and north of the Vermejo River, surrounded by a complex network of irrigation infrastructure designed to sustain the arid plains. Notable water control features include the Siphon Ditch, Highline Ditch, and Dyke Ditch, which feed into a series of numbered reservoirs such as Number Fourteen Lake, Number Twelve Lake, and Reservoir Number 13.
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1915 · Koehler
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1917 · Koehler
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Raton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Raton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Abbott NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · French
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Springer Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Saltpeter Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Eagle Tail Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Loco Arroyo
USGS Topo · 1:24,000