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2010 Map of Mesa SW

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Mesa SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Arroyo del Macho winds through this arid section of Chaves County, defining a landscape shaped by water management and ranching. The map highlights the essential infrastructure of high-desert livestock operations, featuring family-named locations such as the Boswell Ranch, Pierce Ranch, and two properties belonging to the McKnight family: the J M McKnight Ranch and the W R McKnight Ranch.

Surface water is carefully captured in features like Little Burts Tank and Wells Tank, while deep-groundwater access is marked by New Well and the China Draw Well. This network of roads and water sources, including Chickweed Rd and Stargrass Rd, illustrates the spatial organization of New Mexico’s ranching country in the early 21st century. The drainage patterns of the Middle Fork Fivemile Draw and Fourmile Draw further emphasize the terrain's dry-wash character.