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2020 Map of Nampa

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Nampa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Nampa serves as a dense hub of infrastructure and education in the Treasure Valley, anchored by institutions like Northwest Nazarene University and the College of Western Idaho. The landscape is a complex grid of residential expansion and agricultural water management, defined by an intricate network of irrigation systems including the Phyllis Canal, New York Canal, and numerous laterals like the Thacker Lateral and Stone Lateral. These waterways, alongside drains such as Wilson Drain, illustrate the long-standing engineering required to sustain this arid region's growth.

South of the urban core, the shoreline of Lake Lowell and its marshy reaches near Gull Island provide a stark contrast to the developed corridors around Karcher Junction. Local history and geography are preserved in family-named landmarks like Tiegs Corner and Swartz Corner, and the Mount Calvary Cem. The Union Pacific RR cuts diagonally through the city, marking the historic transportation spine that fueled the development of outlying settlements like Fischer and Moss.