2020 Map of Owl Tank Canyon West

About this map

Owl Tank Canyon and the winding Castner Draw define the topography of this high-desert Otero County landscape. The region's reliance on intermittent water sources is evident through a network of named livestock tanks and collection points, such as Castner Tanks, Childs Tank, and Foster Ranch Tanks. These features reflect the long-standing ranching traditions of southern New Mexico, where topographic depressions were critical for managing water across the Public Land Survey System divisions of T24S and T25S. Further north, the map identifies Tinney Tank and Broyle Tank, indicating the spread of pastoral infrastructure across these dry canyonlands. This 2020 survey provides a modern look at the land's relief and drainage patterns, documenting the specialized names assigned to these essential water-catchment landmarks in an otherwise arid environment.