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2017 Map of Bassett Junction

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Bassett Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Bassett Junction and Ritell anchor this Grant County landscape, where the agricultural engineering of the Columbia Basin Project is visible through a complex network of water management features. The intersection of Weber Coulee with man-made infrastructure is a primary theme of the area, evidenced by the Weber Br Syphon and the Weber Coulee Syphon which traverse the terrain to facilitate irrigation.

Smaller settlements and railroad-era locations such as Tiflis, Atwood, and Barham are scattered across a grid defined by an extensive system of rural routes, including Baseline Rd E and Baseline E. The map documents a highly structured landscape where the natural depression of the coulee and the Weber Wasteway contrast with the rigid township lines of t19n r30e and t18n r30e, reflecting the region's transition into a modern irrigated farming hub.