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1990 Map of Three Lakes Country

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Three Lakes Country
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Lightning Creek Ranch stands as a primary marker of human activity in this corner of Wallowa County, situated where the North Fork and South Fork converge. The landscape is defined by its complex drainage systems, featuring the steep descents of Box Canyon and the winding course of Little Sheep Creek.

A cluster of high-altitude water bodies, known collectively as Three Lakes, includes Marshman Lake and Spurdy Lake, while Hayden Lake lies just south of the prominent Hayden Butte. This terrain is characterized by deep ravines such as Wolf Canyon and Pine Tree Gulch, illustrating the transition from open range to the dramatic creek-carved topography typical of the region's higher elevations during the late twentieth century.