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2018 Map of Soup Creek

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Soup Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Cantrall Mill and Brooks Mill anchor this high-altitude landscape within the Modoc National Forest, representing the enduring timber and agricultural legacy of Modoc County. The geography is defined by a series of high-plateau meadows and depressions, including Jess Valley, Henderson Meadow, and Bear Flat. These natural basins collect the drainage of numerous watercourses like Cherry Cr and the S Fork Fitzhugh Cr, creating a complex hydrological network that culminates at Clear Lake and the dramatic Mill Creek Falls.

A network of specialized routes such as the Cherry Creek Cutoff and Slide Creek Trail suggests a long history of resource extraction and seasonal grazing. The nomenclature of features like Flournoy Swale and Hacker Flat likely points to early settler families and local pioneers who once worked these remote tracts. The terrain transitions from these broad flats into the surrounding basin heights, evidenced by the Pine Cr Basin to the north.