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2023 Map of Richfield

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Richfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The high-desert settlement of Richfield is the focal point of this modern Idaho landscape, where the town grid centers on S Main St and E Nez Perce St. This map reveals a complex irrigation architecture essential to local agriculture, defined by the West Main Canal, East Main Canal, and the Dietrich Main Canal. These primary arteries feed a dense network of smaller ditches, such as Lateral 357 and Lateral 1096, which crisscross the plains surrounding the town.

The naturally winding course of the Little Wood River and its associated wetlands, including Cottonwood Slough and Jim Byrns Slough, contrast sharply with the straight-line geometry of the man-made waterways. To the north, Johnson Butte provides the only significant relief in an otherwise flat expanse. For genealogists and local historians, the Richfield Cem and the central Po serve as primary points of interest in tracing the community's development.