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2012 Map of Roach Ranch

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Roach Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The residential streets of Howardwick cluster along the northern shores of Greenbelt Reservoir in this Donley County landscape. Established as a resort community in the late 20th century, the town's street grid—featuring names like Sailfish Dr, Lubbock Dr, and Dana Dr—reflects its modern development relative to the surrounding open ranch land. To the northwest, the namesake Roach Ranch occupies the high ground between the ephemeral drainages of Allen Cr and Carrol Cr, illustrating the vast, low-density land use typical of the Texas Panhandle.

Water management is the central theme of the geography, dominated by the impoundment of the Salt Fork Red River. The northern portion of the map transitions into more broken terrain, rising toward the landmark of Mt Ararat. While most of the sheet is defined by section-line roads such as Cord 7 and Cord 9, the concentration of infrastructure around the reservoir highlights the importance of this water source for recreation and local utility in an otherwise arid region.