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1999 Map of Buchanan

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Buchanan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The Mary Oard Homestead and Poujade Ranch anchor this landscape in Harney County, illustrating the resilient pattern of high-desert ranching. Set against the northern reaches of the Malheur National Forest, the terrain is defined by its careful management of water, with dozens of named sources like Jake Green Spring, Demeris Spring, and Logan Springs supporting cattle and homesteads.

Evidence of historical land use appears across the Oard Flat and Poujade Field, where a network of reservoirs including Corcoran Res and Cow Creek Road Reservoir catchment systems dot the drainage basins of Little Rock Creek and East Fork Cow Creek. The topography rises steeply to the Gravel Ridges in the east and drops into the deep cut of Jones Canyon, while the small settlement of Buchanan serves as a lone point of reference on the southeastern map edge.