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1985 Map of Elk Prairie

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Elk Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Santiam State Forest dominates this mid-1980s landscape, where complex drainage networks carve through the timberlands of the Cascades foothills. The map provides a detailed view of the water systems feeding into the Santiam and Willamette basins, including the headwaters of Silver Creek and the expansive Abiqua Basin. This region is defined by its dramatic hydrology, featuring multiple named cascades such as Abiqua Falls, Butte Creek Falls, and Fall Creek Falls.

Resource extraction and land management are evident through the numerous quarries and borrow pits scattered near logging routes and the Clackamas and Marion County line. While largely dedicated to state forest and park lands like Silver Falls State Park, the presence of Deardorff Reservoir and various Private road networks suggests the intersection of public conservation and private industrial use in this part of Marion County.