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2011 Map of Brownlee Dam

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Brownlee Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Brownlee Dam anchors this rugged section of the Snake River canyon along the Oregon-Idaho border, where the vast Brownlee Reservoir meets the smaller Oxbow Reservoir to the north. The landscape is defined by dramatic elevation changes, featuring prominent landmarks like Officer Butte, Road Mountain, and the deep incisions of Black Canyon and Ferry Canyon. Small pockets of human presence are concentrated near the water, including the settlement of Brownlee and the McCormick Campground near Eagle Island.

Downstream from the dam, the Wildhorse River and Dukes Creek feed into the river system from the east, while the southern portion of the quadrangle shows the drainage networks of West Brownlee Creek and East Brownlee Creek near the small community of Heath. This cartographic record illustrates the complex relationship between industrial hydro-infrastructure and the natural topography of the Hells Canyon region.