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ARS Home Plains Area Lubbock, Texas Cropping Systems Research Laboratory Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Research Docs







Photos of the Rolling Plains of Texas and Oklahomaheadline bar Photos of the Rolling Plains of Texas and Oklahoma *John E. Stout, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, Texas* The Rolling Plains are located to the east of the high plains of the Llano Estacado of North America.  This sparsely populated region is home to numerous cattle ranches where tributaries of the Red, Brazos and Colorado rivers wind their way through the red clay of the region. *Click on a photo to see a high-resolution image.* Isolated butte in the valley of the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River, Garza County, TX (December 21, 2023)Salt Fork Brazos River at the FM1263 crossing (September 18, 2023)Cowhead Mesa in Garza County, Texas (February 24, 2023)Upper Colorado River at FM 2835 crossing (December 6, 2022)Salt Fork Brazos River at FM1835 crossing, Stonewall County, Texas (June 17, 2022)Willow Valley Road crossing of the upper Colorado River south of Gail in Borden County, Texas (May 7, 2022)Distant mesa in the upper Brazos watershed of Garza County, Texas (January 13, 2010)Croton Breaks to the east of Dickens, Texas (February 16, 2022)A clear, spring-fed lake at Artesian Beach Park in Gage, Oklahoma (March 21, 2015)Isolated butte at the headwaters of the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River (December 29, 2021)Salty valley of the Little Red River as seen from Texas State Highway 70 north of Turkey, Texas (10 August 2015).BNSF tracks climbing the Caprock escarpment near the ghost town of Buenos, Texas (8 October 2012).Colorado River about 7 miles from its source along the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado as seen from FM 1054 north of Vealmoor, Texas (26 January 2011).Yellow House Canyon near Slaton, TexasDouble Mountain Fork Brazos River on Macy RanchRailroad crossing of the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, TexasStorm above Ransom Canyon, TexasDouble Mountain Fork Brazos River in Garza County, TexasSoldier Mound near Spur, TexasFire department in Rule, TexasSalt Fork Brazos at FM1835 crossing, Stonewall County, TexasBrazos near Brannon Bridge, an old steel truss bridge in North Central TexasCollapsed truss bridge that once crossed the Salt Fork Brazos RiverUpper Washita River in Hemphill County, TexasCanadian Breaks, Potter County, TexasDouble Mountain Fork Brazos River at the FM 669 crossing, Garza County, TexasBlanco Canyon in Crosby County, TexasDouble Mountain Fork Brazos River near Rule, TexasMural on a tank in Truscott, TexasDouble Mountain Fork near its headwaters on the Macy Ranch (December 21, 2023)Abandoned school in the ghost town of Whiteflat, TexasSalt Fork Brazos River at US 380 crossingSterling Grocery and Hardware in Ira, TexasLittle Red River at Texas State Highway 70 crossingQuitaque Creek at Texas State Highway 70 in Motley County, TexasOff the Caprock to the east of Crosbyton, Texas.View from the Caprock Escarpment above Cowhead MesaSalt foam covering the shore at Truscott Brine Lake, Knox County, TexasMushaway Peak in Borden County, TexasNorth Croton Creek, south of Guthrie, TexasNorth Pease River in Cottle County, TexasCemetery in Red Mud, TexasRolling country north of Benjamin, TexasSouth Wichita River north of Benjamin, TexasValley of Duck Creek, Kent County, TexasDouble Mountain Fork Brazos River on the U Lazy S RanchMiddle Pease River at FM 94 crossing, Motley County, TexasSalt Fork Brazos River near Jayton, TexasDuffy's Peak, a small butte near the Salt Fork Brazos River in Garza County, TexasMount Blanco in Blanco Canyon, Crosby County, TexasTruss bridge across Duck Creek west of Jayton, TexasSouth Wichita east of Guthrie, TexasPony truss bridge at Canyon Valley, TexasMiddle Pease River at US62/83 crossing, Cottle County, TexasDouble Mountains in Stonewall County, Texas Photos are public domain images provided by an employee of the USDA-Agricultural Research Service. If you use any of these photos in a publication, on a web site, or as part of any other project, please credit the USDA-Agricultural Research Service.  These photos may not be used to infer or imply ARS endorsement of any product, company, or position.


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