2024 Map of Bruneau

About this map

Bruneau stands at the junction of the desert and the irrigated Bruneau Valley, where the Bruneau River flows north toward its confluence with the Snake River. This high-desert landscape is defined by its water management and transit history, featuring the vast C J Strike Reservoir and its associated C J Strike Wildlife Management Area. The map documents a deep layer of western migration history, tracing the path of the Oregon Trail Rd and the Emigrant Trl across the arid flats. Genealogists will find the Bruneau Cem and the settlement of Sugar Valley in the southwest. The terrain is marked by distinct geological features like Wilkins Gulch and Crabb Butte, alongside human-engineered water systems such as the South Side Canal and Buckaroo Ditch that sustain local agriculture.