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2011 Map of Hooker Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Hooker Creek and its many seasonal water management features dominate this high-desert ranching landscape in southeastern Oregon. The 2011 survey reveals an intricate network of local irrigation and livestock water sources, including Last Change Reservoir, Hooker Reservoir, and Stearns Reservoir. Human activity is centered around established family operations like Carter Ranch and E Jones Ranch, connected by a web of remote desert roads such as Silver City Cutoff Rd and Old Hwy 95 S.

Relief in this corner of Malheur County is defined by the volcanic topography of Spring Mountain and Purser Ridge. The mapping of small water features like Purser Spring and Poacher Spring alongside larger catchments like Baxter Creek Reservoir underscores the importance of every water source in this arid environment. This edition serves as a precise record of late 20th-century land use before modernization altered these traditional ranching boundaries.