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1982 Map of Lookout Lake

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Lookout Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The high desert borderlands between Malheur County and Humboldt County are captured in this 1982 provisional survey, showing a landscape defined by seasonal water and volcanic terrain. In the northern reaches, Lookout Lake and the Black Butte Lake Reservoir collect drainage from the surrounding slopes, while Airplane Reservoir sits in the northwest near the base of McGinnis Ridge. The terrain is marked by significant rises including Mahogany Butte and a central Butte near Willow Creek.

Evidence of range management and historical movement through this arid environment is found in labels like White Trail Well, positioned near the upper forks of Tent Creek. The map provides a detailed view of the Oregon and Nevada state line as it stood in the early 1980s, revealing the network of unimproved roads and trails used by ranchers and surveyors to navigate this isolated corner of the Great Basin.