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2013 Map of Northeast Emmett

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Northeast Emmett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Emmett and the fertile Emmett Valley serve as the focal point for this survey of Gem County, Idaho. The landscape is defined by the transition from the high elevations of Squaw Butte and the northern canyons down to the managed hydrology of the Payette River basin. A sophisticated network of irrigation, including the Last Chance Canal, Black Canyon Canal, and Farmers Cooperative Canal, illustrates the region's agricultural dependency and early 21st-century water management infrastructure.

Residential and rural developments are clustered along the Emmett Bench and the settlement of Plaza, while the river itself is marked by notable geographical features like Fuller Island and Ross Island. To the east, the Black Canyon Reservoir is a prominent landmark, situated where the canyon walls of Shellrock Canyon meet the river valley. The map documents an extensive road network, from established routes like E Black Canyon Hwy to local tracks like Frozen Dog Rd, providing a detailed look at the community's layout.