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1981 Map of Miner Creek

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Miner Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Fort Hall Indian Reservation occupies the southern portion of this landscape, where the Blackfoot River winds through the valley floor before exiting toward the west. This 1981 edition, based on earlier 1970s field work, captures a transition from the high, drainage-carved slopes of the Blackfoot Mountains and Blue Ridge down to the river bottoms. The mapping of the Presto Trail and the Trail Creek Bridge provides specific evidence of the backcountry transportation network used to navigate the varied elevations of Bingham County.

Water sources are central to the geography here, with numerous unnamed springs feeding into named tributaries like Miner Creek, Menassa Creek, and Cedar Creek. The presence of a drill site in the northern mountains suggests the ongoing resource exploration common in this part of Idaho during the late twentieth century. In the southeast, the High Basin area sits nestled against the ridges, illustrating the complex topography of the high desert and mountain interface.