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1988 Map of Butte Falls

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Butte Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Butte Falls serves as the central hub of this Jackson County landscape, situated at the confluence where the North Fork Big Butte Creek and South Fork Big Butte Creek meet. The area’s infrastructure is defined by the Medford Aqueduct winding across the terrain and the presence of the N F R R line in the southeast. Significant family-named landmarks such as Fredenburg Ranch and Fredenburg Butte suggest the deep-rooted agricultural and ranching history of the region.

The topography is heavily influenced by the Rogue River National Forest, which blankets the northern and central sections of the map. Water management and conservation are evident through features like the local Fish Hatchery and numerous small drainages like Beekman Creek and Hukill Creek. The map also identifies several Borrow Pits, indicating localized resource extraction used for road building and forest management during the late twentieth century.