Loading map...

2013 Map of Letha

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Letha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Payette River anchors this Idaho landscape, carving through the Lower Payette Valley and defining the agricultural character of the region. A sophisticated network of early 21st-century irrigation infrastructure is evident, with the Emmett Irrigation District N Side Main Canal and the Farmers Cooperative Canal delivering water to the surrounding benchlands. These systems allow for cultivation in the Emmett Bench and Emmett Valley, transforming the arid terrain into productive acreage.

Local history is concentrated around the small settlements of Letha and Falks, the latter of which features the Falk Cem and the Falk Bridge. The map details many family-named waterways and ditches, such as Rasmussen Ditch, Cash Nichols Ditch, and Patton Riggs Ditch, which reflect the localized management of water rights. To the north, the terrain transitions to the breaks of Sand Hollow, contrasting the flat, irrigated bottomlands with the undulating hills above the river valley.