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2010 Map of MacFarlane Reservoir

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of MacFarlane Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The high-country ranching settlement of Larand serves as the focal point for this landscape, where the Illinois River and Soap Creek provide the lifeblood for a sophisticated network of irrigation. The sheer density of named ditches, such as Oklahoma Ditch Number 1, Midland Ditch, and Everhard and Baldwin Ditch, reveals a history of water management essential for sustaining cattle operations like the Allard Ranch, Hackley Ranch, and Anderson Ranch.

Resource extraction and water storage define the more remote reaches of the terrain. The Grizzly Creek Mine stands near the headwaters of Buffalo Creek, while numerous water bodies including MacFarlane Reservoir and Addison Reservoir dot the basin. Named landmarks like Cape Horn and Peterson Ridge frame this working landscape, which remains connected by a web of rural routes like County Rd-34 and features local institutions such as the Larand School.