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2023 Map of Lake Lowell

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Lake Lowell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Lake Lowell dominates this Canyon County landscape, its broad waters contained by a complex network of engineering that reflects the region's agricultural heritage. The Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the reservoir and its immediate shoreline, providing a protected environment amidst the intensifying development of Caldwell and Nampa. The map reveals a highly structured irrigation system, where the Deer Flat Caldwell Canal, Phyllis Canal, and numerous laterals like the Burris Lateral and Messler Lateral distribute water across the Boise Valley floor.

Local landmarks such as Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and the Sky Ranch North Airport sit near the edge of expanding residential blocks. To the south, the terrain rises toward the Mora Canal, overlooking the lake from points like Gotts Point. This record of the valley shows the persistence of rural placenames like Underkoflers Corner and Lower Deer Flat even as the surrounding cities grow closer together.