2020 Map of Hanford NE

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Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge and the Hanford Reach National Monument occupy the southwestern portions of this landscape, representing a significant conservation buffer in the Columbia Basin. The terrain is defined by the Wahluke Slope, which descends toward a sophisticated network of irrigation infrastructure essential to the region's agricultural history. The Wahluke Branch Canal snakes across the northern sections, feeding into secondary systems like the Wahluke Br Ten Wasteway and Wahluke Br Ten-A Wasteway. This intricate water management system is countered by a rigid grid of rural roads, including Mountain Vista Rd and Koelzer Rd, which serve the agricultural parcels that dominate the eastern and northern reaches of the quadrangle. For hikers and naturalists, the Wahluke Pond Trail provides a rare point of access into the protected shrub-steppe environment near the wildlife refuge boundary.