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2017 Map of Austin

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Austin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

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Austin sits at the western edge of this 2017 survey, serving as a gateway to the high timberlands of the Malheur National Forest. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Middle Fork John Day River, which gathers from numerous mountain springs and creeks including Little Phipps Cr and Wiwanaütt Cr. The terrain is characterized by high-elevation meadows and flats, such as Japanese Meadow and Taylor Flat, interspersed among the ridges and gulches.

Transportation through this portion of Grant County relies on a network of forest development roads, including Nat Forest Develop Road 2620, which navigate the steep drainage systems of Sixteen Gulch and Frosty Gulch. Numerous named water sources like Quaking Aspen Spring and Section Corner Spring indicate a landscape where water is a vital and precisely documented resource for forestry and local land management.