2014 Map of Peacock Lake

About this map

Peacock Lake and its surrounding high-elevation plateau define this corner of Malheur County, where the management of water is central to the landscape's utility. The drainage of Peacock Cr and Little Antelope Cr is captured in a series of strategic catchments, including the Little Peacock Reservoir, Five Points Reservoir, and Antelope Reservoir. These water features, alongside Campbell Reservoir and Varment Cr Reservoir, illustrate a sophisticated ranching or land-management infrastructure designed to sustain operations in an arid environment. Transportation across this terrain is guided by primitive routes such as Peacock Lk and High Rdg, the latter following the prominent High Ridge to the south. This 2014 survey records a landscape where the primary human footprint is found in these dispersed reservoirs and the section-line roads that navigate between them.