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2014 Map of Juniper

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Juniper
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Lake Wallula and the Columbia River dominate this 2014 survey, marking the interstate boundary between Benton County, Washington, and Umatilla County, Oregon. The small settlement of Juniper sits on the eastern bank of the river, positioned at the mouth of Juniper Canyon where the waterway carves into the Columbia Plateau. The landscape is characterized by deeply incised drainages, including Spaw Canyon and Switzler Canyon, which reach toward the shoreline.

Transportation corridors like Us-730 and Or-37 follow the natural topography, linking the riverfront to the interior plateau. The presence of Van Skinner Island within the river channel provides a glimpse into the seasonal morphology of the river system before the mid-century damming projects reached their current extent. Local routes such as Sunset Rd and Co Road 892 trace the agricultural and rural development across the high ground of the plateau south of the river.