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2016 Map of Wadsworth

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Wadsworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Wadsworth serves as the central hub of this coastal Texas landscape, where the local economy is etched into the grid of rural roads and drainage networks. The settlement is defined by its proximity to several significant waterways, most notably the winding course of the Colorado River to the west and the marshy expanses of Big Boggy Cr and Wadsworth Slough to the east. The terrain is a complex of wetlands and low-lying plains, evidenced by features such as Dick Island and the residential developments at Selkirk Island.

Large-scale land use is visible through the Pitch Fork Ranch in the north and the engineered East Reservoir to the southeast. The map reveals a transition from traditional ranching and farming tracts to more modern infrastructure, with a dense network of family-named roads like Sutherland Rd and Laird Rd providing access to the fertile Matagorda County coastal prairies. Notable water bodies such as Donaldson Lake further highlight the region's hydrologic character.