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1992 Map of Owyhee

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Owyhee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Idaho State Correctional Institution occupies a prominent portion of the landscape in this Ada County survey, situated just north of the East Kuna-Mora Road. The terrain is defined by a series of intermittent watercourses that drain the high desert, including Tenmile Creek, Indian Creek, and North Indian Creek. In the southern reaches of the map, the Snake River Birds of Prey Area highlights the regional focus on conservation and habitat protection along the river corridor.

Agricultural and industrial activity is evidenced by scattered Gravel Pits and the presence of a long-distance pipeline cutting across the central plains. Small settlements like Owyhee and Pleasant Valley are linked by a grid of thoroughfares such as Pleasant Valley Road and Thompson Road. Water management in the area is represented by the Blocks Creek Reservoir, which collects drainage from Blocks Creek Run and Blacks Creek.