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2020 Map of Oak Creek Valley

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Oak Creek Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The North Umpqua River snakes through the heart of this Douglas County landscape, creating the dramatic horseshoe known as Whistlers Bend. This 2020 USGS survey highlights a transition between the river lowlands and the higher elevations of the Southern Oregon Coast Range. Settlement is concentrated along the riverbanks and within the fertile Oak Creek Valley and Singleton Valley, where the Oak Creek Cem serves as a local landmark for family history research.

Industrial and recreational footprints are evident in the network of timber and access roads, such as Soggy Bottoms Rd and Wrong Way Trl, which navigate the steep terrain between Bald Mtn and Jack Mtn. The presence of small aviation facilities like Hilltop Airport and Umpqua Airport underscores the logistical importance of air travel in this varied topography, while numerous named canyons like Fraser Canyon define the drainage patterns feeding into the Umpqua system.