1991 Map of Touchet

About this map

The confluence of the Touchet River and the Walla Walla River anchors this agricultural landscape in the Walla Walla Valley during the late twentieth century. Irrigation is the primary driver of development here, evidenced by an extensive network of water infrastructure including the East Side Touchet Ditch, West Side Touchet Ditch, and the South Ditch, alongside an Aqueduct. The settlement of Touchet serves as a local hub, featuring a prominent Grain Elevator and a Substation near the river fork. Further south, the community of Gardena sits amidst a grid of rural roads such as Byrnes Road and Gardena Road. The terrain transitions from the fertile valley floor to the dissected uplands of Ninemile Canyon and Ash Hollow, while the state border between Washington and Oregon is marked by the Walla Walla Co Umatilla Co boundary.