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2013 Map of Woodard Lake

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Woodard Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tortuga Cr winds through this arid expanse of Zavala County, serving as the primary drainage for a landscape defined by ranching and water management. The terrain is dotted with numerous earthen reservoirs, including Boulder Tank, Big Tank, and Margarita Tank, which illustrate the necessity of water storage for livestock in this region of South Texas. The central landmark, Woodard Lake, provides a more substantial water feature in an otherwise dry landscape of brush and ranch roads.

Evidence of private aviation and ranching operations is found at the Tortuga Ranch Airport, located near the southern boundary. Significant landholdings like the Kieschnick Ranch are connected by a network of rural thoroughfares such as Ranch Road 582 and Tortuga Ranch Rd. The layout of these roads and the positioning of named tanks reveal a settlement pattern tied strictly to the management of large-scale cattle operations and the semi-arid hydrology of the Nueces River basin.