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2014 Map of South Fork Reservoir

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of South Fork Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The South Fork Malheur River flows through this high-desert landscape in Harney County, defined by a sophisticated system of water management. Numerous reservoirs, including Dewdrop Reservoir, Jewell Reservoir, and the South Fork Reservoir, are distributed across the drainage basins of Indian Cr and Camp Cr. This network of catchments and the South Fork Waterhole suggest a landscape deeply integrated with livestock ranching and arid-land hydrology.

Remote outposts like the Norman Ranch are connected by rugged thoroughfares such as Norman Ranch Rd and Malheur Cave Rd. The terrain is characterized by broad basins and volcanic features, notably Red Mountain and the expansive Barren Valley. To the south, Reeds Basin and Pollock Draw provide a look at the natural drainage patterns that have shaped this portion of the Oregon high desert, largely unchanged in its primary land-use patterns into the early 21st century.