1966 Map of Malaga

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The Columbia River forms the northern boundary of this mid-1960s survey, where the Great Northern railroad tracks parallel the water alongside the settlement of Malaga. The landscape rises sharply from the river valley toward the prominent Jumpoff Ridge, a geological divide that separates the riverfront industry from the rugged hinterlands of the Colockum Research Unit Washington State University. This area demonstrates a mix of agricultural and industrial utility, featuring infrastructure such as the Keokuk Substation and Valhala Substation, alongside numerous irrigation and utility markers including a significant Pipeline and various Gravel Pits. Deep canyons like Kingsbury Canyon and Walker Canyon carve through the terrain, illustrating the complex drainage patterns feeding into Colockum Creek as the elevation climbs toward the Chelan and Kittitas County borders.