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2023 Map of Hickey Basin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Hickey Basin characterizes this high-desert reach of Malheur County, where the landscape is defined by a sophisticated network of small-scale water management. Numerous family-named and functional water catchments such as Andy Wilson Reservoir, Bar Heart Reservoir, and Section-Line Reservoir are distributed across the terrain, illustrating the critical role of water storage for ranching in this arid environment. The presence of New Visher Reservoir and Atterbury Reservoir further underscores the localized history of land use and livestock management that has shaped the eastern Oregon interior.

Upland features like Swamp Creek Buttes and Dry Buttes rise above the drainage systems of Granite Creek and Hickey Creek. Transportation is largely restricted to remote corridors like Riverside Hwy 78 Rd and Granite Creek Rd, connecting these isolated range lands. The map provides a detailed view of the Public Land Survey System, showing the township and range divisions that governed settlement and grazing rights in this part of the state.