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2012 Map of Tesnus SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The high desert landscape of Brewster County is defined by a dendritic network of ephemeral waterways in this 2012 survey. The settlement of Rosenfeld sits near the northern boundary, serving as a rare point of human habitation in a region primarily shaped by the drainage patterns of Cox Cr and Maxon Cr. These seasonal streams flow through the arid West Texas terrain, eventually converging or disappearing into the vast Trans-Pecos basin.

Southward, the drainage system becomes more complex with Alamo Cr and its tributary S Alamo Cr carving paths alongside Bear Cr. The inclusion of Pumpjack Cr hints at the regional intersections of natural geography and the energy industry. This map captures the intersection of sparse ranching infrastructure and the persistent natural watercourses that dictate the survival of settlements in the high desert.