Loading map...

2022 Map of Welch SW

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Welch SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The West Texas plains are defined by their orderly grid and unique topography, as shown along the Gaines Co and Dawson Co line. A significant portion of this landscape is occupied by Cedar Lake, an expansive depression that stands out against the surrounding ranchlands and agricultural tracts. This terrain is characteristic of the Llano Estacado, where subtle elevation changes and interior drainage basins like these playas dictate the local geography.

A network of county and ranch roads provides access to this corner of the High Plains, including Ranch Rd 1066 and FM Rd 1066, which cross the northern reaches. The prevalence of named routes such as Co Rd 147, Cr 108, and Cr AA suggests a landscape partitioned for grazing and cultivation, where family holdings are linked by these essential thoroughfares. Researchers of local land history will find the section-line roads and the relationship between the county boundary and natural features like the lakebed particularly useful for tracing early 21st-century land use.