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2020 Map of Ojo Negro Creek

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Ojo Negro Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Pecos River carves through this portion of Guadalupe County, serving as the primary hydrological anchor for the high plains landscape. Near its banks, the Borica Dam manages the flow south of the settlement of Borica, where the terrain begins to transition into the draws and canyons characteristic of the region. The ephemeral Ojo Negro Cr winds eastward toward the river, passing the small locality of Ojo Negro.

Transportation in this area is defined by a network of county roads and named routes like Falcon Rd and Azul Rd, which connect isolated homesteads and ranching operations. The mapping of township and range lines, such as t6n r22e and t5n r23e, illustrates the enduring structure of the Public Land Survey System in New Mexico's rural interior. This survey provides a clear view of the ranching infrastructure and water management sites essential to life in the semi-arid Southwest during the early twenty-first century.