2016 Map of Olmito

About this map

Rancho Viejo and the surrounding Lower Rio Grande Valley landscape appear in this detailed topographic survey, defined by the winding oxbow lakes known locally as resacas. These distinctive water bodies, including Resaca del Rancho Viejo and Resaca del Jardin, represent the ancestral remnants of the river's changing course, now serving as focal points for settlements like Olmito and Russelltown. The map illustrates a transition from the dense urban edge of San Benito in the northwest to the agricultural tracts and residential subdivisions scattered along the resaca banks.