Loading map...

2023 Map of Willowcreek

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Willowcreek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Willowcreek and Dennis settlements anchor this landscape in Malheur County, where the high desert meets a highly managed agricultural corridor. Irrigation is the defining human footprint on the land, evidenced by the extensive reach of the Vale Oregon Main Canal, the Warm Springs Pump Canal, and the Gellerman Canal as they move water through the Willow Creek Valley. These engineered waterways contrast sharply with the natural, often dry drainage patterns of Dry Gulch, Alkali Gulch, and Fairman Coulee.

A network of named roads, including Old Oregon Trl, Evans Rd, and Mickelsen Rd, services the partitioned sections of the valley. The terrain transitions from the relatively flat Alkali Flats to the more varied relief of Haymaker Gulch. This survey captures the modern state of Oregon's eastern agriculture, where the Association Reservoir and various pump stations sustain life in an otherwise arid environment.