2017 Map of Basque
USGS Topo · Published 2017About this map
Basque serves as a lone settlement marker in this high-desert region of Malheur County, where the management of water defines the human footprint on the land. A network of catchments including Bad News Reservoir, Bellmare Reservoir, and Black Sage Reservoir are scattered across the terrain, indicating the importance of livestock grazing and rangeland sustainability. The landscape is dominated by the Bowden Hills and the distinctively named Mendi Gori Posue, reflecting the Basque heritage of the region's early sheep-ranching families.
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Editions of this 2017 Basque Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
Other maps of this area
1955 · Jordan Valley
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1957 · Jordan Valley
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1958 · Jordan Valley
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1979 · Bowden Ranch
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1979 · Flat Top Mtn SE
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1980 · Rome State Airport
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1982 · Battle Mtn
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1982 · Basque
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1982 · Battle Creek Ranch
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1982 · Three Man Butte Well
USGS Topo · 1:24,000