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2013 Map of Red Lake

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Red Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Red Lake basin and the Permian Basin's energy infrastructure dominate this 2013 survey of southeastern New Mexico. The landscape is defined by its extensive extraction networks, including the Empire Oil Field, Artesia Oil Field, and the Vandergriff-Keys Gas Field. These industrial operations are overlaid on a desert terrain marked by drainage systems such as Logan Draw, Scoggin Draw, and Chalk Bluff Draw, which funnel intermittent runoff through the arid plains.

Evidence of the region's ranching heritage persists alongside the oil wells, most notably at the Diamond A Ranch in the northeastern corner. A dense grid of county roads, including Co Road 208 and Turkey Track Rd, facilitates the movement of equipment and cattle across the townships. The transition from ranching to a heavy energy-based economy is visible in the proximity of Hart Canyon to the Red Lake Oil Field, showing how traditional land use has adapted to the subsurface resources of the Pecos Valley region.