2023 Map of Tule Springs NE

About this map

Willow Creek meanders through this portion of Harney County, providing a vital source of water in an arid high-desert landscape defined by the Public Land Survey System grids of t35s r35e, t35s r36e, t36s r35e, and t36s r36e. The drainage pattern of the creek reveals how the seasonal flow of water shapes the local topography, carving paths through the basin between rising landforms. This 2023 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey reflects a landscape primarily characterized by its lack of permanent settlements, focused instead on the natural hydrography and the geometric township and range boundaries that have governed Oregon land management for generations.