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2011 Map of Hereford

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Hereford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Hereford serves as the primary settlement on this Oregon landscape, situated at the northern edge of the Burnt River Valley. The geography is defined by a complex network of water management, visible through the presence of the Packwood Ditch, Camp Creek Ditch, and the prominent Eldorado Ditch, all of which signify the importance of irrigation in this arid region. To the west, the Higgins Reservoir and its accompanying Higgins Dam collect runoff from Camp Creek to support local agricultural needs.

Elevations rise sharply away from the river, culminating in landmarks like Murray Peak and Rock Creek Butte. The map details numerous drainages that carve through the high ground, including Windless Gulch and Rattlesnake Gulch. For local historians and genealogists, the identified Hereford Post Office and family-named features like Tyrell Spring provide specific points of interest for tracing early 21st-century land use and habitation patterns.