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1967 Map of Deep Creek

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Deep Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Grande Ronde River carves a significant path through this northeastern Oregon landscape, marking the boundary between the Umatilla National Forest and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. This 1967 survey, with updates from the early 1980s, reveals a terrain defined by high-elevation meadows and a complex network of drainages. The Union Co Wallowa Co line bisects the western portion of the map, illustrating how these administrative boundaries follow the high ridges above the river canyon.

Remote meadows like Newman Meadows and several vital water sources such as Ferguson Spring and Brown Meadows Spring emphasize the area's importance for forest management and livestock grazing. Transportation is limited to a few primitive routes, including a Jeep Trail that navigates the ridges between Deep Creek and Grossman Creek. A solitary Gravel Pit near the river indicates the small-scale material extraction necessary for maintaining these isolated forest roads.