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2010 Map of Paraje Well

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Elephant Butte Reservoir dominates this Socorro County landscape, where the waters of the Rio Grande expand across the valley floor. The geography here is defined by a series of significant drainage systems that carve into the high ground from the west, including Lumbre Canyon, Simon Canyon, and Sheep Canyon. These deep incisions in the desert terrain illustrate the complex hydrologic network feeding into the central reservoir basin.

Evidence of historical land use and travel is centered around Paraje Well, located on the eastern side of the reservoir. To the north, Milligan Gulch and Quates Canyon provide further topographic definition to the basin's edges. This 2010 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents the intersection of modern water management and the enduring arid landscape of New Mexico, capturing the precise shoreline and canyon access points of the early twenty-first century.