2022 Map of Norton Lake

About this map

Norton Lake and Red Windmill Lake anchor this high-plains landscape in western Texas, where the terrain is marked by the distinctive depressions characteristic of Deaf Smith County. The landscape is structured by a rectilinear network of rural routes, including Co RD 23, Co RD 20, and Co RD 19, which delineate the large-scale agricultural and ranching operations of the region. Ranch RD 1412 provides the primary east-west corridor through the southern portion of the survey. The mapping reveals a sparse, functional environment where water resources like the local playa lakes and windmills were essential for sustaining life and livestock on the Llano Estacado. This 2022 survey documents the persistent grid and isolated water features of a modern ranching territory.