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2014 Map of Beaverdam Creek

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Beaverdam Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Whitman National Forest dominates this high-country landscape in Baker County, where the transition from timbered slopes to valley floor is defined by a network of essential water rights. Near the southern edge, the settlement of Hereford sits along the Burnt River, serving as a hub for the surrounding ranching and agricultural operations. The importance of water management in this arid region is visible through the engineering of the Hereford Ditch, Cook Ditch, and Cleary Ditch, which divert mountain runoff to the plains below.

Local family history is anchored at the Asa Fleetwood Family Cem near Quartz Gulch. The terrain is marked by distinctive landmarks such as the Beaverdam Buttes and the broad expanse of Sunflower Flat, which contains the Sunflower Flat Pond. Numerous named springs, including Jack McCord Spring and Ernie Spring, dot the forest, feeding the headwaters of Beaverdam Creek and its many tributary gulches.