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2019 Map of Rock Creek

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Rock Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The boundary between Swisher County and Briscoe County bisects this High Plains landscape, where agricultural land management is defined by a rigid grid of rural roads. The namesake Rock Creek settlement serves as a central point in this transition zone, where the flat upland terrain begins to break into the drainage systems of Rock Creek. The northern portion of the map is dominated by the finger-like inlets of Mayfield Lake, a significant water feature in an otherwise arid expanse of ranchland and cultivated fields.

Transportation throughout the quadrangle relies on a network of county roads, including the north-south artery Co Rd 1 and various east-west routes like Co Rd K and Co Rd F. State-maintained routes such as Ranch Rd 145 and Fm 284 provide the primary connections to neighboring communities. This survey illustrates the contemporary Texas Panhandle, characterized by expansive pastoral tracts and scattered seasonal wetlands.