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2011 Map of Dry Buck Valley

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Dry Buck Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Dry Buck Valley forms the heart of this Idaho landscape, where high-altitude drainages converge toward the Payette River. Centered around the Dry Buck School, the area is defined by its network of creek forks and timbered high ground, most notably Timber Butte in the west. The small settlement of Brownlee sits near the confluence of Brownlee Creek and its north fork, representing a remote pocket of human habitation in Boise County.

Transportation through the valley relies on a series of forest roads and trails, such as Dry Buck Rd and Cruickshank Rd, which trace the difficult topography of the river canyon and surrounding slopes. The map reveals a transition from the narrower upper reaches of Soldier Creek to the wider, more developed watercourse of the Payette River in the southeast, where Fleming Creek and Cottonwood Creek join the main flow.