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1970 Map of Pegram

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Pegram
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Bear River meanders through this portion of Bear Lake County, Idaho, where a complex network of irrigation works such as the Crockett Canal, Ream Canal, and Sorensen Ditch define the valley floor. The Union Pacific railroad tracks follow the river's path, connecting small sidings and communities like Dingle (Siding) and Pegram. This landscape is marked by the transition from the flat, water-rich bottomlands to the sharp rises of the Preuss Range and the Sheep Creek Hills.

Evidence of ranching and early engineering is visible in the numerous diversion dams and family-named landmarks like Bennetts Grove and Harer Point. Resource extraction is noted at several quarries and a mine, while the presence of the Gaging Station and various reservoirs like Sheep Creek Reservoir highlight the critical importance of water management in this arid mountain valley during the early 1970s.