1973 Map of Anderson Ranch Dam

About this map

The Anderson Ranch Dam and its expansive reservoir anchor this corner of the Boise National Forest in the early 1970s. The landscape is defined by the steep transition from the Danskin Mountains down to the Boise River South Fork, where the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation infrastructure remains a primary feature. Evidence of human activity is scattered throughout the high country, from the cluster of buildings at Reclamation Village to the former location of Dixie, once a small mountain settlement. Resource extraction and management are visible in the Daisy Con Mines and several borrow pits, while an aqueduct and a landing strip suggest the technical requirements of maintaining this remote water system. In the southern reaches, the Mount Bennett Hills rise above Bennett Creek, navigated only by a network of jeep trails and pack trails used by forest travelers and ranching operations.