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2014 Map of Summer Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Summer Lake and its surrounding alkali landscape define this 2014 survey, where the Great Basin meets the eastern slopes of the Oregon high country. The small settlement of Summer Lake is situated along the Fremont Hwy (OR-31), providing a vital link through this arid region. To the west, the terrain rises sharply into the Fremont National Forest, dominated by the prominent Dead Indian Rim and Dead Indian Mtn. This dramatic elevation change is marked by numerous water sources critical to the local ecology, including Dead Indian Spring, Bagley Spring, and Bottle Spring.

Water management is a central theme of the landscape, seen in the Summer Lake I D Canal and the Ana Reservoir feeding the Ana River. These features, along with Dutchy Lake and Foster Reservoirs, illustrate the complex irrigation and conservation efforts in the basin. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Summer Lake Cem near the highway, serving as a quiet anchor for the community's history amidst the vast expanses of Campbell Hill and the seasonal wetlands of the lake bed.