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2020 Map of Comegys Lake

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Comegys Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Steens Mtn dominates the eastern landscape of this high-desert region in Harney County, where steep drainage canyons and scattered water sources define the survival of the land. The presence of numerous named water features, such as Ross Dollahide Springs, Charles Kuhl Springs, and Bill Gordon Spring, suggests a history of livestock grazing and land management in an otherwise arid environment.

Surface water is concentrated in ephemeral flows and small basins like Dollar Lake, while the topography is marked by significant elevations like Bald Mtn and the broad Puhi-Pane Na-De Flat. The mapping of drainage systems including Riddle Cr and Stonehouse Cr shows the complex watershed that feeds into Stonehouse Canyon, illustrating how water shaped the accessibility and utility of this remote Oregon territory during the early twenty-first century.