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2017 Map of Brown Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Mount Hood National Forest and the agricultural flats of Wasco County define this landscape at the edge of the Cascades. The transition from the dense timber of the national forest to open range is marked by topographic features like Thousand Acre Pasture, Government Flat, and Oak Flat. Water management for this dry terrain is evident through numerous developments including Wicks Reservoir, Trigg Reservoir, and several family-named ponds such as Liechti Pond.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant land-use data along the Mill Creek Rd corridor and near the Chenoweth settlement. The presence of Obrist Cem and local aviation history at Chenoweth Airpark and Pointers Airport provide concrete links to the community's mid-century growth. Rugged access points like Suicide Grade and Obrist Grade illustrate the challenges of traversing the steep canyons of N-Fork Mill Cr and Dry Fork.