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1979 Map of Tapper Lake

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Tapper Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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Jim Byrns Slough winds across this landscape on the boundary of Blaine and Lincoln counties, illustrating the critical role of water management in this arid Idaho environment. The presence of the Richfield Canal, Main Canal, and West Main Canal highlights the extensive irrigation infrastructure developed to support agricultural activity. Small, intermittent water bodies like Tapper Lake, Mud Lake, and Sagebrush Spring dot the terrain, while the Johnson Reservoir and Unique Reservoir provide additional storage for the region's seasonal runoff.

Evidence of the volcanic geography appears in the southeast where Lava flows are recorded, contrasting with the more level reaches of Sonners Flat to the northwest. A network of Jeep Trails provides the primary access through this sparsely populated territory, linking isolated water sources and reservoirs. This survey, based on photogrammetric methods from 1971 and field checked in 1973, captures the rural character and essential water-distribution systems of the Snake River Plain periphery.