1965 Map of Milner Butte

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Main Canal and an extensive network of siphons, aqueducts, and pipelines dominate this 1960s landscape, illustrating the critical role of water management in the high desert of the Snake River Plain. The engineering infrastructure is anchored by facilities such as Pumping Station 10 and the Lake Substation, which supported agricultural expansion in the mid-20th century. Terrain features like Milner Butte provide significant vertical relief against the surrounding section-line roads, including Milner Low Lift Road and 2900 North Road. Small-scale industrial activity is evidenced by several Gravel Pits located near the southern boundary. To the west, the spillway of Murtaugh Lake marks a key water body on the Twin Falls and Cassia County line, while Cottonwood Creek and Mountain Meadow Creek drain the higher elevations in the southwest.