1983 Map of Shafter Canyon

About this map

The Rio Grande Rio Bravo carves a complex international boundary through this arid landscape, where the Shafter Hills and high plateaus meet the river's edge. This 1983 edition, compiled from 1970s field data, captures the remote borderlands of Terrell Co and Coahuila. Near the river's bend, Shafter Crossing and Paso el Moro indicate established points of movement across the water, while the interior is marked by scattered ranching outposts and settlements such as Loma Vista and El Juzgado. North of the river, deep incisions like Shafter Canyon and Britton Canyon define the drainage patterns toward the canyon floor. To the south in Mexico, smaller named localities such as El Encino and Pasta el Sotol appear alongside ephemeral watercourses like El Cibolo. An isolated Landing Strip and the Blue Water Hole serve as critical infrastructure in an area dominated by dry creek beds like Deer Creek and Indian Creek.