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2013 Map of Lowden

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Lowden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The agricultural heart of the Walla Walla Valley is meticulously detailed here, centered on the unincorporated community of Lowden. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of irrigation and drainage infrastructure essential to the region's productive farmland, including the Burlingame Ditch, Garden City Ditch, and Mud District Number 7 Canal. These man-made waterways divert from the Walla Walla River, which flows westward through the center of the sheet, illustrating the managed hydrography of this borderland region.

To the north, the terrain transitions into the folds of Webber Canyon and Woodward Canyon, while the southern portion of the map crosses the Washington-Oregon state line. The density of named rural roads, such as Lowden-Gardena Rd and Frog Hollow Rd, suggests a well-established pattern of farmsteads and transport. Small settlements like Hill Top and local water features like Pine Cr and Little Mud Cr provide specific points of interest for those researching local family landholdings and the evolution of the valley's water rights systems.