2019 Map of Needle Creek

About this map

Needle Creek winds through the rugged heart of the Texas Hill Country, where the boundaries of Concho, Menard, and McCulloch counties converge. This 2019 survey illustrates an extensively managed watershed, dominated by a series of numbered Soil Conservation Service reservoirs from Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir through Site 16. These impoundments, alongside water features like Bee Gum Tank and Willow Tank, suggest a landscape deeply tied to livestock ranching and erosion control. The terrain is defined by dry draws and creek beds such as Clements Draw, Saddle Cr, and Deland Draw, which provide vital drainage during flash floods. Transport in this rural expanse is limited to a network of county roads, including Co RD 122 and Co RD 126, which link isolated ranching properties across the tri-county line.