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2010 Map of Riviera

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Riviera serves as the central hub of this coastal South Texas landscape, situated along a network of county roads and the main highway corridor. The surrounding terrain is defined by an extensive ranching infrastructure, evidenced by numerous named water sources and landmarks like Mota Corpus Windmill, Palanca Windmill, and the Seth Waterhole. These features underscore the historical importance of water management in this environment. To the west, the King Ranch Dam Number 1 and Falcon Chiquita Dam indicate larger-scale water control efforts.

The map reveals a grid of rural routes such as Co RD 1080 and FM 771 that connect the town to outlying areas and local landmarks like the Riviera Cemetery. Watercourses including Radicha Creek, Araña Creek, and Los Olmos Creek drain toward the eastern lakes, including Boveda Lake and Hays Lake. This detail provides genealogists and local historians with a precise record of named family landmarks, such as Andrews Windmill and Charro Windmill, which often mark the historical boundaries of regional landholdings.