1981 Map of Mean Rock Well

About this map

Christmas Lake Valley defines the southern reach of this high-desert landscape, where the basin floor meets the rising elevations of the Oregon interior. The 1981 survey documents a sparse network of water sources essential for life in this arid environment, including Mean Rock Well, Rock Spring, and the Winter Well Water Tank. To the southeast, the Lost Forest Research Natural Area protects a unique botanical ecosystem, situated near shifting Sand Dunes and the broad expanse of Sucker Flat. The small settlement of Peters stands in the northwest, serving as a rare point of human habitation among the scattered springs and seasonal water bodies like Rock Lake. This map captures the region's character as a land of transition between flat basin floors and specialized forest environments, recording the precise locations of the wells and springs that made ranching and research possible in the late twentieth century.