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1965 Map of Coulee City

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Coulee City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Coulee City serves as the hub of this mid-1960s survey, situated where the Northern Pacific railroad skirts the edge of the Grand Coulee. The landscape is dominated by the monumental geology of Dry Falls and the engineered waters of the Columbia Basin Project, including Banks Lake and the Dry Falls Dam. The map details the transition from high plateau wheat country to the recessed world of the coulees, where Sun Lakes State Park encompasses a chain of water bodies like Deep Lake and Dry Falls Lake.

Beyond the civic center, the map records more remote landmarks such as the hamlet of Odair and the wide expanse of Arbuckle Flats. Numerous named springs, including McEntee Spring and Hudson Spring, provide vital water points across the arid terrain. The presence of Summer Falls and the Long Lake Reservoir at the southern margin indicates the ongoing influence of irrigation and hydroelectric development on the regional topography.