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1947 Map of Sugar Valley

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Sugar Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Bruneau River carves through the Idaho landscape in this 1940s topographic study, showing a river valley defined by its irrigation infrastructure and early roads. A network of water management features, including the Buckaroo Ditch, South Side Canal, and Hot Spring Canal, traces the lowlands, supporting the agricultural life of the valley. A singular Artesian Well and a Cem provide important markers of human settlement and local history near the riverbanks.

Rising above the drainage basins, Horse Hill and the surrounding terrain are dissected by Sugar Creek and Little Sugar Valley Creek. The transportation network of the era is anchored by the Beeroth Hot Spring Road and Blackstone Grasmere Road, which follow the contours of the valley. This map captures the intersection of natural water sources and the engineered canals that allowed ranching and farming to persist in the Owyhee County high desert.