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2023 Map of Entiat

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Entiat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Columbia River serves as the central artery of this region, separating the steep terrain of the Wenatchee National Forest from the high, open expanse of the Waterville Plateau. The river itself is widened here into Lake Entiat, a reservoir created by downstream hydro-electric development. Along the western bank, the town of Entiat sits at the confluence with the Entiat River, where the Entiat Valley provides a corridor through the mountains.

Directly across the water in Douglas Co, the settlement of Orondo and the Orondo Community Cem anchor the agricultural landscape. The map reveals significant geological and engineered features, from the sharp drop of Ribbon Cliff and the aptly named Earthquake Point to the irrigation works of the Entiat Ditch. The geography here transitions abruptly from river-level orchards and settlements to the dramatic elevations of Ribbon Mesa and the Chelan Mountains.