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1949 Map of Newdale

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Newdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad and a sophisticated network of irrigation canals define this landscape at the border of Fremont and Madison counties. The settlements of Newdale and Chester anchor the northern and southern reaches of the sheet, connected by a transit-oriented economy dependent on the Henrys Fork and Fall River. Near the northern boundary, the Chester Cem sits just south of the falls where the river begins its series of canal diversions.

Water management is the central theme of the area, evidenced by the intricate system of the Enterprise Canal, Last Chance Canal, and the Teton Canal. To the southeast, the Teton River carves through the terrain near the site of the Teton Dam. This edition includes purple revisions from the late 1970s, reflecting changes to the hydraulic landscape and agricultural development before the turn of the decade.