2012 Map of Patterson Lake

About this map

Patterson Lake provides a central reference point in this corner of the Permian Basin, a landscape defined by ranching operations and water management in Glasscock County. The terrain is marked by a network of private roads and county routes, including Co RD 110 and Co RD 130, which connect a series of family-named agricultural holdings. Ranching legacies are visible through the presence of the Brunson Ranch, Wrage Ranch, and McDaniel Ranch, each supported by the essential infrastructure of the West Texas plains. Numerous named windmills, such as Grandpa's Windmill, Jackson Hole Windmill, and the uniquely titled Section and a Half Windmill, reveal the critical importance of groundwater for sustaining the cattle industry in this arid environment. The map details a specialized rural economy where land is organized into large sections, as seen with the Two Section Windmill.