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2016 Map of Mesquite Spring

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Rio Grande serves as the international boundary between the United States and Mexico in this arid desert region where four West Texas counties meet. The landscape is defined by its drainage systems, featuring the broad course of the Green River and the seasonal flow of Sand Cr. These watercourses carve through the high desert, creating deep relief seen in China Canyon, Eagle Canyon, and Wilson Canyon.

Remote water sources provided critical points for survival and ranching in this isolated terrain. Named features such as Mesquite Spring, Catclaw Spring, and man-made catchments like Red Tank and Mud Tank highlight the necessity of water management in a region where Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties converge. The map documents the precise junction where these county lines intersect near the river, a point of significant interest for legal and historical land surveys.