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2012 Map of Tule Lake NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The High Plains of Randall County appear as a grid of agriculture and ranching in this 2012 survey. The landscape is defined by a strictly orthogonal road network, where major east-west arteries like Ranch Road 1881 and Ranch Road 146 provide the primary connectivity across the panhandle terrain. Scattered across this geometric pattern are numerous small, ephemeral lake beds or depressions, characteristic of the region's playa lake system, which break the regularity of the section lines.

Smaller regional routes, including Co Road B and Co Road I, divide the territory into distinct blocks of land use. The presence of W Fm 1075 along the northern boundary highlights the transition between local ranch access and the state farm-to-market system. For the researcher, this map provides a clear record of modern Texas land division and the persistent influence of the public land survey system on the county's infrastructure.