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2020 Map of Rockford

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Rockford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Agricultural life in the Snake River Valley is defined by a sophisticated network of water management, as seen in this recent survey. The community of Rockford serves as a central hub, flanked by the smaller settlements of Liberty and Thomas. The landscape is etched with irrigation infrastructure vital to high-desert farming, including the Aberdeen Springfield Canal, Peoples Canal, and the Rockford Canal. These engineered waterways, alongside smaller distributors like Lateral A and Lateral H, divert water from the Snake River to support the surrounding fields.

Transportation and utility are represented by the Rockford Municipal Airport and the Tilden Bridge, which provides a crossing over the river near Watson Slough. Local history and land use are etched into the road names, such as Sheep Trail Rd and Ferry Butte Rd, reflecting the region's ranching heritage and early transit routes. The grid system of the Public Land Survey System remains the primary framework for property and development in this portion of Bingham County.