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2010 Map of Ramah South

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Ramah sits at the northern edge of this high plains landscape, where the local water management infrastructure dominates the geography. The town is flanked by the Ramah Cemetery and a series of vital water conservation projects, including the Ramah Detention Recreation Reservoir and its associated Ramah Detention Recreation Dam. These features, along with the Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-12 Reservoir, illustrate the critical role of water storage in this semi-arid region.

The terrain is defined by a dendritic network of drainages, most notably the winding paths of Big Sandy Creek and Antelope Creek. To the south, the landscape opens into broad ranching or agricultural tracts, marked by long straight roads like Blasingame Rd and Ramah Hwy. Watercourses such as North Fork Horse Creek and Mustang Creek carve through the southern reaches of the quadrangle, providing a detailed view of the natural hydrology that has shaped the settlement and land use patterns of El Paso County.