2014 Map of Unity Reservoir

About this map

Whitman National Forest dominates this Baker County landscape, where the managed timberlands give way to a sophisticated system of high-desert water management. The terrain is defined by the convergence of the Middle Fork Burnt River and the N Fork Burnt River, eventually feeding into the Unity Reservoir. This network of vital waterways is supplemented by man-made engineering like the Big Flat Ditch and China Cr Ditch, which divert mountain runoff toward the agricultural flats. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Big Flat Cem near Head Meadow, a small burial ground situated between Big Flat and the foothills of King Mtn. The map also captures the path of the Whitney Rd as it winds through the gulches, tracing the transit routes that connected this mountain interior to the regional economy of the early 21st century.