2017 Map of Redess

About this map

Wrights Point dominates the central landscape of this Harney County region, a prominent escarpment that overlooks a complex network of waterways and marshlands. The hydrography is particularly intricate, defined by the splitting of the E Fork Silvies River and W Fork Silvies River, which feed into numerous distributaries and wetlands like McRae Slough and Boat Ford Slough. This 2017 survey reveals an area largely shaped by water management and ranching, evidenced by the presence of the Big Red S Canal and the Ausmus Canal, alongside agricultural markers like the Big Red S Field. Human presence is concentrated near the settlement of Redess and along roads such as Island Ranch Rd, while the Sunset Valley Cem provides a point of genealogical interest for those tracing family ties in this specialized high-desert environment.