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1973 Map of Outlaw Spring

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Outlaw Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Delaware River meanders across the southern portion of this landscape where the Texas and New Mexico border meets in Culberson County. This arid region, surveyed in the early 1970s, is defined by its vital water sources and industrial footprint. Isolated livestock infrastructure, such as the Shipping Pens and Barren Well, indicates the ranching economy that persisted in this corner of the Permian Basin.

Surface hydrology is dominated by ephemeral drainages like Alligator Draw and Owl Draw, while perennial points like Outlaw Spring, Willow Spring, and Box Springs provided essential stops in a dry terrain. The landscape is also etched with modern utility corridors, including a Pipeline Road and multiple Pipelines. Evidence of subsurface exploration is widespread, with numerous scattered Drill Holes and an Oil Well marking the steady expansion of the petroleum industry across the state line.