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2018 Map of MacDoel

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of MacDoel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Butte Valley dominates the eastern half of this Siskiyou County landscape, defined by a distinct grid of agricultural roads and the primary settlements of Macdoel and Mount Hebron. The valley floor is punctuated by the expansive and seasonally fluctuating Meiss Lake, surrounded by drainage networks like Prather Cr and the ephemeral Mud Lake. This area reflects a highly organized land-use pattern, where straight-line thoroughfares such as Meiss Lake Rd and W Macdoel District Rd partition the fertile flats between federal lands.

The western portion of the map climbs into the timbered slopes of the Klamath National Forest, where the topography shifts abruptly from the basin floor. High-altitude features like Juanita Lake and Dorris Spring provide a contrast to the irrigated valley below. The boundary between the forest and the Butte Valley National Grassland illustrates the complex management of this high-desert ecosystem, where the cattle-ranching heritage of the valley meets the protected volcanic highlands.