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2011 Map of Jamieson

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The settlement of Jamieson serves as the focal point for this Malheur County landscape, defined by a complex network of water management features essential to high-desert agriculture. Water is channeled through the Vale Oregon Main Canal, the Brogan Ditch, and the East Side Ditch, which redirect flow from natural drainages like Willow Creek and Little Willow Creek to the surrounding fields. This system illustrates the intensive irrigation efforts that have shaped the valley's development and economic viability.

Local history is anchored at the Jamieson Post Office and the nearby Dell Cemetery, which stands just east of the primary settlement. The terrain is marked by numerous named drainages and depressions, including Stone Quarry Gulch, Mattock Gulch, and Road Gulch. These features, along with several forks of Little Willow Creek, reveal the natural drainage patterns that residents have navigated and modified since the early twentieth century.