Medford, Oregon - 30x60 Minute Series Topo Map Water Rights to the remote and desolate

to the remote and desolate spaces of the Great Basin in the west

started an irrigation project on the lower Sevier River

Every kid--and grown-ups

black organic-rich shale

Medford, Oregon - 30x60 Minute Series Topo Map Water Rights to the remote and desolateThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes