2016 Map of Mills Bennett NW

About this map

Torres Cr and Black Cr dominate the drainage patterns of this South Texas brush country, moving water through a landscape defined by ranching infrastructure. This 2016 survey captures a network of livestock tanks and water catchments essential for semi-arid land management, including Burro Tank, Willow Tank, and De Spain Tank. These features, often associated with specific landholding families, serve as critical landmarks in a region with few established settlements. Transportation is limited to a handful of thoroughfares, most notably the path of Highway 59 crossing the northern portion of the quadrangle and secondary routes like Welhousen Rd. The presence of Gates Lake near the northern boundary provides a distinct hydrological point of interest in an area otherwise characterized by ephemeral creeks such as Caliche Cr.