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1967 Map of Wire Lake

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Wire Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Halfway House Ranch and Boot Ranch anchor this landscape along the border of Chaves and De Baca counties, where the high plains topography is defined by a critical network of livestock tanks and seasonal lakes. The presence of Wire Lake, North Home Lake, and South Home Lake indicates a reliance on these water catchment systems in an arid environment. A distinct Pipeline cuts across the southern terrain, reflecting 20th-century utility development alongside older ranching infrastructure.

Water management is the dominant human imprint on the land, evidenced by named features like Casaus Lake, Robertson Tank, and Sons Tank. Natural drainages such as Threadgill Canyon and Fifteenmile Arroyo carve through the basin, while localized landmarks like Burro Hill and the hidden Cave near the southern edge provide specific points of interest for those studying the physical history of this high-desert ranching territory during the late 1960s and early 1980s.