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2017 Map of Priest Rapids NE

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Priest Rapids NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Columbia River defines the southern boundary of this region, where the Grant and Benton County line follows the mid-channel current. North of the river, the landscape rises along the Wahluke Slope, a geographic feature shaped by agricultural development and irrigation drainage systems like the Mattawa Drain and Saddle Mountain Wasteway. This 2017 study illustrates the intersection of industrial-scale farming and the natural topography of the Columbia Basin.

A private airfield, the Christensen Brothers Wahluke Strip, sits centered between the grid of rural roads, including RD 26 SW and RD M.5 SW. Along the riverbank, the presence of China Bar indicates the shifting sediment and hydraulic patterns of the Columbia. The map provides a look at the modern rural infrastructure, where named section roads and drainage channels support the orchards and vineyards typical of this part of Washington.