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2020 Map of Wickiup Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Josephine Ranch Airport sits at the northern edge of this high-desert landscape in Owyhee County, marking a rare point of human infrastructure in a terrain defined by complex drainages and ridgelines. The topography is dominated by the parallel rises of Rose Ridge and Combination Ridge, which separate the various seasonal and perennial waters feeding the regional watershed.

A network of springs and named creeks suggests the importance of water management in this arid environment. Significant water sources like Long Valley Spring and Rose Creek Spring are located near the headwaters of systems such as Wickiup Cr and Josephine Cr. Further south, the map details the confluence of drainages through Anne Valley Cr and the descriptively named Nip-and-Tuck Cr, illustrating the rugged erosional patterns of the Idaho high country.