
The settlement of East Kittitas and the high desert terrain of the Boylston Mountains define this landscape in the eastern Kittitas Valley. The map documents an intricate network of water management systems essential to the region's agricultural history, including the North Branch Canal, Cascade Canal, and smaller irrigation features like the Turbine Ditch and Gravity Ditch that feed the Badger Pocket area. These man-made waterways contrast with the natural flow of Wippel Creek and Badger Creek, illustrating how human engineering has shaped the arid environment for farming.
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1920 · Colockum Pass
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1922 · Colockum Pass
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1938 · Badger Pocket
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1939 · Boylston
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1943 · Boylston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Badger Pocket
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Yakima
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · McDonald Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Badger Gap
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · East Kittitas
USGS Topo · 1:24,000