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2011 Map of Daly Creek

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Daly Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Powder River and the northern reaches of Brownlee Reservoir define the northern boundary of this high-desert landscape in eastern Baker County. The terrain is deeply incised by drainages such as Chalk Creek and Cherry Spring Creek, which flow toward the reservoir. Human footprints on the land are sparse, concentrated around the irrigation and ranching infrastructure that makes life possible in this arid environment.

Evidence of local water management appears with Siegle Ditch, while the namesake Daly Creek and its tributary, North Fork Daly Creek, provide the primary topographical structure for the central portion of the map. Traces of early 21st-century settlement and land use are visible along the Sass and Shaw Ranch Rd and near the open expanse of Eagle Valley. This map documents a quiet, working landscape of remote ranches and rugged gulches like Myers Gulch and Deer Gulch.