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2020 Map of Keating NW

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Keating NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Lower Powder Valley dominates the southern landscape of this terrain, where the Powder River carves a path across the border between Union and Baker Counties. This 2020 survey documents a complex network of agricultural water management essential to the high desert valley, featuring numerous engineered waterways such as the Erwin Ditch, Duncan Ditch, and Big Creek Ditch. These irrigation features, along with Wirth Reservoir and Homesite Reservoir, illustrate the ongoing human effort to manage water resources in this arid environment.

Local history is anchored by the Big Creek Cem in the northeast and the crossing at Miles Bridge, which serves as a central landmark for the area's rural road network. Family names appear throughout the landscape on thoroughfares like Fred Bowman Rd and Gene Harsin Rd, providing valuable points of reference for genealogists. The map also captures several natural drainage systems including Big Rattlesnake Cr and Thorn Cr feeding into the valley.