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2017 Map of White Swan

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of White Swan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

White Swan serves as the central hub for this portion of the Yakama Reservation, where the flatlands of Medicine Valley and Yakima Valley meet. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of irrigation channels, including the Barney Pacific Lateral, Indian Lateral, and Ayres Lateral, which distribute water from Simcoe Cr and Toppenish Cr across the agricultural basin. These man-made waterways underscore the region's reliance on managed water systems to sustain its valley farms.

To the west of the town site lies Saint Marys Cem, while the northern terrain transitions into higher elevations marked by Tuyuck Cr and Red Willow Cr. Traces of the area's rural infrastructure are evident in the placement of Olney Flat and the small settlement of Rupple to the east. This detailed survey captures the intersection of natural drainage and engineered irrigation that shaped local life in the early twenty-first century.