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1965 Map of Hub Butte

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Hub Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Twin Falls Municipal Airport (Joslin Field) and the Twin Falls Military Reservation dominate the high plateau of south-central Idaho in the mid-1960s. This landscape is defined by the complex irrigation network of the Snake River Plain, featuring the Low Line Canal, High Line Canal, and various water controls like Lateral No 17. These artificial waterways cut across a terrain naturally carved by Rock Creek and Perrine Coulee.

Local landmarks such as Hub Butte and the Grange Hall near the intersection of 3400 North Road provide a look at the social and physical geography of the era. The mapping of Cottonwood Creek and its branches, including Dry Cottonwood Creek, reveals the drainage patterns essential to the region's agricultural development. This survey also records the specific elevations of numerous bench marks, from BM 4130 near the radio tower to BM 4416 on the southern edge, serving as a precise record of the topography before significant suburban expansion.