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2017 Map of Benge

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The small unincorporated community of Benge anchors this portion of Adams County, located at the junction of several regional thoroughfares including Benge-Washtucna Rd and Benge Winona Rd. The landscape is defined by the coulee-and-canyon topography of the Channeled Scablands, where water sources are often limited to isolated features like Twelvemile Spring in the northeast and Spider Lake in the southwest corner. The transition from the rugged basalt terrain to flatter plateau land is evidenced by the network of section-line roads and the presence of the Clinesmith Ranch Airport north of the town site.

Local transportation patterns reveal a reliance on these primary corridors, such as the Ritzville-Benge Rd and E Ralston-Benge Rd, which connect the remote ranching and farming operations of the Palouse to the wider county. Small water features like Mud Spring and Bruhle Spring serve as critical landmarks in an otherwise dry and rolling environment, providing historical context for the settlement's placement within this distinctive geological region.