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1917 Map of Cranes Flat

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Cranes Flat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

Sheep Mountain dominates this Idaho landscape, acting as a natural divider between the high, broad basins of Cranes Flat and Long Valley. Surveyed between 1913 and 1915, the map documents a transitional era for the region's water resources, most notably the presence of the Blackfoot River Reservoir at its southern edge and a smaller Reservoir tucked into the southeastern hills.

Settlement is sparse, represented by the isolated Hancock Ranch at the base of the mountains, suggesting a ranching and grazing economy that relied on the seasonal flows of Cranes Creek and Meadow Creek. The intricate drainage patterns through Outlet Valley and Little Valley emphasize the importance of water management in this high-altitude terrain, where peaks like Sugarloaf Mtn and Limerock Mtn define the horizon near the county lines of Bingham, Bonneville, and Bannock.