2013 Map of Ryegrass Flat

About this map

Ryegrass Flat defines this Idaho landscape along the administrative boundary of Butte and Bingham Counties. This high-desert terrain is structured by a grid of named routes that suggest a history of transit across the arid flats. Functional thoroughfares such as 7 Mile Rd and Stage Rd cut across the topography, the latter's name hinting at early transportation corridors through the Snake River Plain. The southern portion of the map is marked by a concentration of named boulevards, including Wilson Blvd, Jefferson Blvd, and Fillmore Blvd, which overlay the surveyed sections of t2n r30e and t2n r31e. This cartographic record from the U.S. Geological Survey documents the intersection of public land survey divisions and local road networks in a sparsely populated region of the state.