2020 Map of Swede Knoll

About this map

Swede Knoll rises above a high-desert landscape in Lake County, where seasonal water and topographic depressions define the human and natural geography. The drainage of Deer Cr cuts through the western sections of the survey, leading toward the intermittent waters of Desert Lake and Thunderbird Lake in the south. This 2020 map documents the complex water table of the high plains, where features like Fitzgerald Lake, Twin Lakes, and Link Lake appear as distinct catchments in an otherwise arid basin. The land is organized by the Public Land Survey System, showing the transitions between townships such as t36s r26e and t36s r27e. North of these basins, Robinson Draw provides a notable corridor through the higher elevations, illustrating the subtle but essential drainage patterns that have historically influenced grazing and land use in this part of Oregon.