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1948 Map of Little Valley

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Little Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Little Valley Creek and its surrounding drainage systems define this high-desert landscape in Owyhee County, surveyed in the late 1940s. The map illustrates a reliance on groundwater in this arid region, marked by several instances of an Artesian Well providing essential resources for the local cattle industry or early settlers. Human activity is concentrated along the arterial Shoofly Road, which cuts diagonally across the terrain toward Shoofly Gulch.

Evidence of historical resource extraction is visible through an Abandoned mine located near a fork of the creek, while numerous gulches like Halfway Gulch score the plateau. The topography is also shaped by several smaller waterways, including Sugar Creek, Wickahoney Creek, and Jacks Creek, which gather in the lower elevations. This survey captures the area before significant modern development, documenting the primitive road networks and hydraulic features used during the mid-twentieth century.