
Skeen Lake and the larger Guthrie Lake define this portion of the Texas High Plains, where the terrain is dotted with Numerous alkaline depressions and intermittent water bodies. The landscape in 1969 is structured by a strict section-line grid, punctuated by industrial activity such as a Drill Hole and multiple Gravel Pits. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts diagonally across the southeastern corner of the quadrangle, serving as a primary transit corridor alongside State Route 87. This survey by the Texas Water Development Board and the USGS illustrates a sparsely populated agricultural and extractive landscape, where numerous Wells are recorded across the plains to support local operations.
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1954 · Lubbock
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · Gooch Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · O'Donnell
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Tahoka
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Tahoka SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Double Lakes
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · New Lynn
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Draw
USGS Topo · 1:24,000