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2013 Map of Birding Island

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Birding Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Fort Wilson and the riparian landscape of the Payette River dominate this survey of Payette County. The map reveals an intricate network of water management essential to the region's agricultural character, featuring the Lower Payette Ditch, Bolton Canal, and Patton Canal. These man-made diversions cut through the valley floor, contrasting with the natural meandering of Big Willow Creek and the marshy Forty-nine Slough.

To the north and east, the terrain rises into a series of dissected ridges and deep drainages including Clair Rose Gulch, West Gulch, and Rock Quarry Gulch. The settlement pattern is defined by rural road networks like Killebrew Dr and Custer Rd that serve the lowland area near Birding Island. This 2013 data provides a clear record of the intersection between the irrigation infrastructure of the high desert and the rugged uplands of the western Idaho borderlands.