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1998 Map of Wildhorse Ridge

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Wildhorse Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

The Williamson River winds through this landscape on the eastern edge of the Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, marking a transition from marshy bottomlands to the forested heights of the Winema National Forest. The map documents a managed water landscape where the Kittredge Canal Levee and Y J Canal Levee steer the drainage around Hog Island and Summers Ranch.

Rising above the flats, Wildhorse Ridge and Sagebrush Point overlook the transition from the marsh to the upland timber. Local ranching history is evidenced by named outposts like Kittredge Ranch and the open space of Abraham Flat. This late 1990s revision by the Forest Service highlights the essential role of water resources, from the Diversion Ditch systems to numerous natural outlets such as Bluejay Spring and South Fork Spring.