2010 Map of Burley SW

About this map

The Snake River cuts through this high desert agricultural landscape of Cassia County, defining the development of the region's complex irrigation network. Smaller settlements like Hobson and Schodde appear as nodes within a grid of county roads and numerous water management features, including the S Main Drain and the P A Lateral. The map illustrates the intensive transformation of the Snake River Plain into productive farmland, where named locations like Lakeview Farm and industrial water catchments such as J Waste Pond and J 36 Pond highlight the local reliance on the river's resources. Tracing the paths of the G Canal and the historic Milner Rd, researchers can see how transportation and water rights dictated the placement of homesteads and rural communities in this corner of Idaho.