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2016 Map of Willamar SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The settlement of Combes anchors the southwest corner of this South Texas landscape, where the flat coastal plain is marked by a complex network of agricultural drainage and irrigation. The boundary between Willacy Co and Cameron Co cuts across the center of the sheet, traversing a region defined by managed water features like the Pilot Channel and the curving paths of Levee Road 1 and Levee Road 2.

Evidence of early land tenure and family heritage appears at Noyola Cem on the eastern edge of the quadrangle. Significant water bodies, including Santa Rosa Lake and Esperanza Farms Lake, are interspersed among a grid of rural routes such as FM 1018 E and Cecil Sorell Rd. This 2016 survey illustrates the modern intersection of heavy transportation corridors like US Hwy 77 with the legacy of localized ranching and farming operations.