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1972 Map of Frying Pan Basin

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Frying Pan Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Dickshooter sits at the heart of this high-desert landscape in Owyhee County, where ranching infrastructure and remote terrain features define the local geography. The area is characterized by a series of basins and elevated landforms, most notably Big Springs Butte and the broad depressions of D Bar Basin and Frying Pan Basin. Water management is central to the land's utility, evidenced by a network of waterholes and reservoirs including Rim Rock Reservoir and Squaw Meadows Reservoir No 1. The map traces the essential Jeep Trails that connect these remote outposts across the high plateau.

Drainage systems like Big Springs Creek and Dickshooter Creek cut through the terrain, punctuated by named water sources such as Arandale Spring and Dry Forty Spring. This survey records a specific moment in the mid-20th-century development of Idaho's rangelands, capturing the precise placement of reservoirs and waterholes like Battle Creek Crossing Waterhole No 1 that supported life and livestock in this arid environment along the Boise Meridian.