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2020 Map of Dead Canyon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge anchors the northwest corner of this Klickitat County landscape, marking a transition between the wetlands of the Camas Prairie and the deeply incised drainage systems to the east. The terrain is defined by a series of significant erosional features including Dead Canyon, Willis Canyon, and Skookum Canyon, which cut through the high ground of The Plateau toward the Klickitat River valley.

A network of springs suggests the critical importance of water management in this high-elevation environment, with family-named sites such as Wellenbrock Spring, Kuhnhausen Spring, and Masondale Spring scattered across the township lines. The complex road system, including the Glenwood-Goldendale Rd and various forest and ranch access routes like Division Fence Rd and Pasture Fence Rd, illustrates the area's ongoing use for timber management and livestock grazing.