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2010 Map of Otey

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Otey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Brazos River snakes through the center of this landscape, its complex meanders and oxbows defining the geography of south-central Texas. Small communities like Otey, Lochridge, and Orozimbo are scattered across the alluvial plain, connected by a network of rural routes including FM 655 and Sandy Point RD. The map reveals a transition between agricultural land and state infrastructure, notably the extensive grounds of the Ramsey State Prison Farm situated along the banks of Oyster Creek.

Water management is a dominant theme, illustrated by the Harris Reservoir in the south and the Hale Ranch State Park Reservoir Number 8 Dam to the north. These features, along with names like Old Coffee Plantation LN, hint at the area's deep-rooted history of land use. From the waters of Coffee Lake to the residential cluster around Tankersley Lake, the map documents a region where river dynamics and rural development intersect.