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2017 Map of Firth

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Firth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Firth and Basalt anchor this portion of the Snake River Valley, where a complex network of man-made waterways illustrates the intensive agricultural development of the Idaho landscape. The Snake River winds through the center of the sheet, flanked by numerous irrigation systems including the Great Western Canal, Aberdeen Springfield Canal, and the New Lavaside and People Canal. This intricate hydraulic engineering is essential to the region's economy, supporting settlements like Shelley to the north and Kimball to the south.

Local history is preserved in the locations of the Riverview Cem and Basalt Cem, while the intersection at Goshen Junction marks a key point in the local transit corridor. The map also traces the southern reaches of the quadrangle where the Blackfoot River joins the system, highlighting the convergence of natural watercourses and the extensive lateral canals like the Steel Lateral and Monson Lateral that define the modern geography of Bingham County.