Milner Gooding Canal snakes through the eastern section of this landscape, serving as a primary artery for the irrigation infrastructure that defines agriculture in southern Idaho. The map reveals a strictly orthogonal grid of rural roads, including S 450 E and E 870 S, which carve the high desert into manageable tracts. The North Side Main Canal clips the southwestern corner, further emphasizing the engineered nature of the water supply in this region. This 2010 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents the persistence of large-scale ranching and farming divisions, where long stretches of road like Dietrich Butte Rd and N 800 E connect isolated homesteads to the wider transport network. The sparse label set reflects a quiet, functional landscape dominated by gravity-fed water systems and straight-line boundaries.
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1955 · Twin Falls
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Twin Falls
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Falls City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Perrine
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Hunt
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Shoshone SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Star Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Dietrich
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Shoshone SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Dietrich Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000