2020 Map of Burns NW

About this map

The Silvies River cuts a deep course through this central Harney County landscape, creating a series of dramatic geographic features including Silvies Canyon, Boulder Canyon, and Boone Canyon. This modern topographic survey highlights a high-desert environment heavily managed for water resources, evidenced by a concentration of man-made catchments such as Juniper Reservoir, Shoeffer Reservoir, and the Charlie Cr Reservoir. These features, along with numerous named water sources like Triple Springs and Clemens Spring Reservoir, indicate the vital importance of water storage in this arid region. The high plateaus of Green Flat and Brown Flat are separated by significant drainage systems including E Willow Cr and Thousand Springs Cr, while the historic Silvies River Rd provides the primary transit artery through the river valley's complex terrain.