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1999 Map of Harney

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Harney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Fort Harney (Site) marks the historical center of this landscape where the high desert of the Harney Valley meets the timbered foothills of the Malheur National Forest. This late 1990s revision shows the small settlement of Harney and its nearby Cem, reflecting a quiet pastoral pocket in Harney County. The topography is defined by significant drainage systems, including Coffeepot Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, and Mill Creek, which flow southward out of steep canyons like Tudor Canyon.

The presence of the Mortimer Canyon Reservoir and scattered wells indicates the essential role of water management in this arid region. The boundary between township lines T 21 S and T 22 S cuts across the northern forest lands, where features like Shellrock Spring and various unnamed springs dot the terrain. For the local historian, the map provides a clear look at the intersection of public forest lands and private valley acreage at the close of the twentieth century.