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2014 Map of Little Catherine Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Whitman National Forest land dominates this northeastern Oregon terrain, where the headwaters of several drainages gather. The map centered on the high country of Union County shows a landscape defined by significant elevation changes, ranging from the prominent Bald Mountain and South Baldy down to the named meadows and gulches that line the creek beds. Water sources are critical here, evidenced by the presence of Bearwallow Spring and Ames Spring, as well as the managed Elmer Ditch.

In the western portion of the quadrangle, the small settlement of High Valley sits near the base of the rising timberland, connected by Bates Ln and Hwy 203. Higher in the forest, locations such as Billy Small Meadow and Little Catherine Meadows indicate specific sites used for grazing or forest management. The intricate drainage network of Little Catherine Creek and its many tributaries, including Milk Cr and McDow Cr, shapes the movement through this high-elevation forest landscape.