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1972 Map of Rock Creek

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Rock Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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North Powder Valley serves as the focal point for this survey, where the complex irrigation of the Union and Baker County line is documented in exhaustive detail. A dense network of agricultural waterways, including the Hutchinson Ditch, Zilkey Ditch, and Lower Ditch, illustrates the hydraulic engineering required to manage the many branches of Muddy Creek and the North Powder R.

Industry and infrastructure in the early 1970s appear via the Rock Creek Powerplant and the Rock Creek Reservoir, while the historic footprint of the timber industry is preserved at the Yankee Sawmill (Site) within the Whitman National Forest. The map also captures local civic and recreational landmarks like the Muddy Creek Sch, the Muddy Creek Airstrip, and the geothermal activity at Fisher Hot Springs. From the high elevations of Antelope Peak to the wetlands of Fannie Meadows, the sheet provides a meticulous record of the landscape's transformation through water management.