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2022 Map of Sheepy Lake

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Sheepy Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Sheepy Lake and the surrounding marshlands of Siskiyou County define this corner of the California-Oregon border region. The landscape is a mosaic of reclaimed wetlands and volcanic terrain, where the waters of Lower Klamath Lake and Indian Tom Lake meet the rising elevations of Mahogany Mtn and J F Mtn. The map reveals a specialized drainage and irrigation network, including the Klamath Strait Drain, which has historically supported the agricultural transformation of the area.

Surface water is a central theme, with numerous natural water sources like D-Ranch Spring, Ford Spring, and Clark Spring scattered across the basin. Local transit and land use are etched into the terrain via named routes such as Dorris Brownell Rd and Oklahoma School Rd, pointing toward a history of rural education and ranching. Notable landforms such as Sheepy Creek Island and Horsefly Gap provide critical navigational landmarks in an otherwise fluid environment of wetlands and flats.