2017 Map of Whitewater Creek

About this map

The international border between the United States of America and Estados Unidos Mexicanos bisects this landscape, where the southern reaches of Hidalgo County meet the Chihuahua frontier. Defined by the high elevations of the San Luis Mountains in the west and the Whitewater Mountains to the northeast, the terrain is shaped by a network of drainage and water management features essential for this arid environment. Evidence of mineral exploration appears at the Prospector site in the northwest corner, nestled near Manzanita Tank. The map reveals a system of named earthen dams and catchments, such as Chavez Tank, Boyles Tank, and Nations Tank, which supported livestock and transit through the high desert. Whitewater Creek provides the primary drainage through the central corridor, winding past McKinney Tank as it flows toward the southern border.