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1973 Map of Anderson Ranch Dam

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Anderson Ranch Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The South Fork Boise River canyon anchors this survey of Elmore County, dominated by the massive infrastructure of the Anderson Ranch Dam. Near the dam, Reclamation Village stands as a remnant of the mid-century construction era, while the surrounding landscape reveals a history of resource extraction at the Daisy Con Mines and several Prospect sites in the Danskin Mountains.

Evidence of early high-country settlement is found at Dixie (Site) and various Ruins tucked into the mountain draws. The map illustrates a complex water management system, featuring an Aqueduct and a Flume connecting the upland Little Camas Reservoir to the river valley. Numerous Corrals and a Landing Strip scattered across the Bennett Creek Basin and Little Camas Prairie highlight the area's transition into a remote ranching and recreation landscape by the early 1970s.