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1970 Map of Snowden Lake

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Snowden Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Apishapa River carves a deep path through this corner of Southern Colorado, where the high plains meet the rugged drainages of the Saunders Arroyo and Twomile Arroyo. This 1970 survey (photorevised in 1984) documents a dry-land landscape shaped by cattle ranching and water management, located where the borders of Pueblo, Otero, and Las Animas counties converge. Small-scale water infrastructure is essential here, evidenced by landmarks like the Bull Pastures Windmill, North Hixon Well, and Hixon Res.

Remote settlements such as Whiterock and natural catchments like La Pear Pond and Snowden Lake define the scattered human presence. The map reveals an intricate network of livestock-related features and older watercourses, including the Old Channel, and the practical land-use of the era, marked by Rock Crossing over the river. These details illustrate the traditional reliance on intermittent water sources in a sparsely populated region of the Colorado high plains.