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2017 Map of Saco

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Saco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Saco serves as the central hub of this prairie landscape, where the town layout is defined by streets like 1st Ave and Taylor St near the intersection of the Lewis and Clark Trl. The geography is shaped significantly by early 20th-century irrigation efforts, visible through the Nelson S Canal and Nelson Number 9 Canal that cut across the northern sections. These man-made waterways contrast with the wandering path of Beaver Creek, which meanders eastward toward the smaller settlement of Beaverton.

To the south, the terrain shifts into the broken rises of the Larb Hills, where the drainage of Larb Cr, First Cr, and Second Cr creates a more complex topography than the agricultural flats to the north. Local history is anchored at sites like Grandview Cem and the Beaver Creek Bridge, providing specific points of interest for genealogists and researchers tracking the development of Phillips and Valley counties.