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1962 Map of Tumalo Dam

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Tumalo Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Plainview serves as a central hub for this high-desert landscape, reflecting the agricultural and irrigation history of Deschutes County. The map details a sophisticated network of water management essential for life on the edge of the Deschutes National Forest Boundary, including the Cloverdale Ditch and the Columbia Southern Canal. Local community life is anchored by the Plainview Sch and a Grange Hall, situated near the intersection of the Plainview Road and Cloverdale Market Rd.

Water storage is a primary theme of the terrain, dominated by the Tumalo Dam, Tumalo Reservoir, and Upper Tumalo Reservoir. These features, along with the Bull Creek Dam Flume, illustrate the mid-century engineering required to sustain settlements like those found near Bull Flat. The landscape transitions from the managed water systems of the plains to the natural drainages of Blakely Creek and the stark topography of Dry Canyon.