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1962 Map of Stanfield SE

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Stanfield SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge anchors the northwest corner of this landscape, centered on the Cold Springs Reservoir. Managed by the Department of the Interior, this area serves as a critical water resource and habitat in the high desert of Umatilla County. The terrain is defined by deep, eroded drainages such as Despain Gulch and Stage Gulch, which cut across the plateau between Cold Springs Canyon and the surrounding rangeland.

Infrastructure in this era consists largely of a utilitarian network of a Pipeline and scattered transportation routes. While primitive Jeep Trails and unnamed trails navigate the draws, a Gravel Pit in the southern section suggests localized resource extraction. The map, based on 1958 photography and field checked in 1962, captures the region before 1970s revisions, showing the precise shoreline at the spillway elevation of 643 feet.