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1962 Map of Irrigon

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Irrigon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Columbia River commerce and reclamation efforts define this early 1960s landscape at the boundary of Oregon and Washington. The town of Irrigon is the central hub of activity, where the Union Pacific railroad runs parallel to the water's edge and the local Cem and Houghton Sch serve the growing riverside community. Across the river on the Washington side, the Spokane Portland and Seattle line passes the small settlement of Bargar near the river's Devils Bend Rapids.

Irrigation infrastructure is a critical feature of this high-desert region, with both the West Irrigation Canal and the West Extension Irrigation Canal cutting through the terrain south of the river. These canals, alongside several prominent Pipeline corridors and industrial sites like the Compressor Station, reflect the mid-century development of the Columbia Basin. The land rises away from the river into distinct geographic features such as Fourmile Canyon and Coyote Coulee, illustrating the transition from the river valley to the surrounding plateaus.