1971 Map of Michaud

About this map

The Fort Hall Bottoms and Michaud Flats define this 1970s landscape where the Portneuf River meets the American Falls Reservoir. This era shows a complex water management and industrial footprint, characterized by an extensive network of irrigation canals including the Union Canal and numerous numbered laterals like Lateral 17 and Lateral 5. The industrial and infrastructure development of the period is evident in the Pocatello Municipal Airport, the Industrial Waste Ponds south of Chubbuck, and the Union Pacific rail lines. Local history is anchored by the Reider Cemetery and an Indian Cem within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, alongside established agricultural markers like the Storage Bins and a Fish Hatchery near Baptiste Springs Pumping Sta.