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1990 Map of Landing Creek

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Landing Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Silvies River and its numerous tributaries dominate this part of Harney County, illustrating the essential relationship between water sources and high-desert habitation. Ranching life is documented through established family-named properties like the Fiske Ranch, H J Baker Ranch, and the B F Smith Ranch, while the Old Dole Smith Homestead provides a genealogical marker of earlier residency. This 1990 provisional map captures a network of reservoirs—such as Larraneta Reservoir and Cullens Reservoir—and springs like Granite Spring and Red Lick Spring, which sustained cattle and homesteaders alike.

The northern portion transitions into the Malheur National Forest, where the terrain is carved by the Deadwood Fork and West Fork of the river. The presence of features like Burnt Basin and Red Hill among named draws like Spring Draw and Long Hollow Creek reflects the literal naming conventions of the era's land managers and settlers, mapping a landscape defined by its hydrology and livestock potential.