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1966 Map of Mc Kay Reservoir

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Mc Kay Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Mc Kay Reservoir dominates this mid-1960s landscape, serving as a central hydrological and ecological hub for Umatilla County. Surrounded by the Mc Kay Creek National Wildlife Refuge, the reservoir is fed by McKay Creek and Birch Creek, which carve through a terrain marked by deep draws like George Canyon and Spring Hollow. The map reveals a specialized agricultural and industrial corridor, featuring a Grain Elevator at Sparks and several Industrial Waste Ponds to the south.

A significant historical line, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, cuts diagonally across the quadrangle, reflecting the complex legacy of land division in the region. Transportation and community life are anchored by the Union Pacific railroad and local gathering places such as the White Eagle Grange Hall. For those tracing local history, the inclusion of the Mckay Creek Cem and Skyview Memorial Park provides specific points of genealogical interest within this rural landscape.