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2014 Map of Brown Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Wasco Butte and the surrounding high country of the Mount Hood National Forest define this landscape on the eastern edge of the Cascades. The map details a transition from the agricultural plateaus and grazing lands of Thousand Acre Pasture and Seward Flat to the deeply incised drainage systems of the North Fork Mill Creek and South Fork Mill Creek. Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by features like Wicks Reservoir and Evans Reservoir, which support the local watershed.

Local infrastructure and early 21st-century settlement patterns are visible in the community of Chenoweth and the small aviation hubs at Chenoweth Airpark and Pointers Airport. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks such as the Obrist Cemetery and Obrist Grade, alongside curiosities of local nomenclature like Suicide Grade and Whisky Gulch. The road network, including Skyline Road and Cherry Heights Road, follows the natural contours of the various flats, including Oak Flat and Mount Hood Flat.