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2010 Map of Lake Fork

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Lake Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Lake Fork serves as a central hub in this 2010 study of Valley County, where agricultural water management is written across the landscape in a complex network of canals and ditches. The irrigation infrastructure, including the Lake Irrigation District Canal, Spink Barker Ditch, and Mahala Ditch, illustrates the area's long-standing reliance on the Lake Fork and Boulder Creek drainages. Small settlements like Spink and Norwood are interspersed with family-named landmarks such as Bear Gulch and Stover Meadow.

The presence of multiple small impoundments, including Poro Dam, Jussila-Bow Dam, and Hollenbeak Dam, highlights the localized engineering required to support ranching and farming. Local genealogists will find the locations of Finn Cemetery and Spink Cemetery useful for identifying historic family ties to this corner of Idaho, while the dense network of local roads like Farm To Market Rd and Norwood Rd reflects the rural development of the early 21st century.