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2022 Map of Shallowater

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Shallowater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Shallowater and the outlying neighborhoods north of Lubbock define this segment of the Llano Estacado. The landscape is characterized by its organized grid of agricultural and residential corridors, such as Quaker Ave and Milwaukee Ave, which cut across the high plains. Two significant drainage features, Yellow House Draw and Blackwater Draw, interrupt the plateau, reflecting the ancient watercourses that shaped this region's topography long before modern irrigation and settlement.

The development patterns near Broadview and the northwestern edge of the city show the ongoing expansion of the South Plains urban footprint. Small-scale place names like Emerson and numerous farm-to-market roads like FM 1729 and FM 1264 highlight the transition from concentrated town centers to the surrounding rural reaches of Lubbock County. Researchers can trace the layout of local streets such as Drew St and Utah St as they extend into the agricultural periphery.