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2020 Map of Weed Lake Butte

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Weed Lake Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Weed Lake Butte rises above an arid landscape of ephemeral water sources and managed reservoirs in this 2020 survey of Harney County. The terrain is defined by its water-retention features, crucial for supporting wildlife and livestock in the high desert, as evidenced by the numerous named waterholes and reservoirs scattered across the township lines. Prentis Draw cuts through the center of the sheet, leading toward Prentis Lake, while complex drainage patterns connect sites like Washpan Lake Waterhole and State Game Waterhole.

Resource management for both ranching and conservation is visible through the positioning of the Upper Walker Reservoir and Little Antelope Reservoir. These features, along with smaller catchments like the West Weed Lake Butte Waterhole, illustrate the importance of every basin and depression in this high-altitude environment, providing a clear record of modern range infrastructure and topographical detail in the Oregon interior.