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2012 Map of Soda Lake

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Soda Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Pecos River snakes along the western edge of this West Texas landscape, defining the hydrology of a region dominated by industrial resource extraction and managed water. The presence of the Monroe Oil Field and West Quito Oil Field highlights the area's economic reliance on energy production, while an intricate network of irrigation infrastructure, including the Cedarvale Canal, Barstow Canal, and Lateral Number One, supports agriculture in an otherwise arid environment.

Isolated homesteads like Dunegan Ranch are connected by a grid of county roads and state-maintained routes such as Ranch Road 516. In the southeast, the namesake Soda Lake serves as a prominent natural landmark amidst the flat terrain. This survey provides a clear look at the intersection of oil and gas development with traditional ranching and the complex engineering required to move water through the Pecos valley.