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2020 Map of Bridgeport

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Bridgeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Bridgeport and Eldorado anchor this high-desert landscape along the border of Baker and Malheur counties, where a complex network of historic irrigation and mining canals like the Eldorado Ditch and Auburn Ditch crisscross the terrain. These waterworks, along with others such as the Wendt Ditch and Clarks Cr Ditch, illustrate the intensive water management required for early 20th-century life and industry in eastern Oregon.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant interest in the presence of China Town and Clarksville near the northern border, reflecting early settlement patterns in the Bridgeport Valley. The terrain is deeply etched by dozens of named drainages including Rattlesnake Gulch and French Gulch, rising toward prominent peaks like Bill Neighbor Peak and Shasta Butte. Cultural sites are well-preserved in the record, with both the Bridgeport Cem and Malheur Cem documented alongside the southern Malheur Reservoir.