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2011 Map of Badger Mountain

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Badger Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Richland and the smaller settlement of Badger define this transition from urban edges to the high desert of the Benton County interior. The landscape is dominated by the prominent profile of Badger Mountain, where residential growth from the north meets the dramatic physical relief of Goose Gap and Sheep Canyon. Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by the Columbia Canal and the East Badger Lateral, which snake along the terrain contours to provide irrigation.

South of the interstate, the map reveals a more rural character through the expansive Badger Canyon, where numerous named private roads such as S 918 PR Se and S 959 PR Se indicate a pattern of large-lot residential expansion. Small landmarks like the Meadow Springs Dam and the settlement of Erie sit amidst a network of canyons and gulches, including Scouten Canyon, illustrating how the region's geography has historically dictated the path of local infrastructure and settlement.