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2020 Map of Thorn Creek SE

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Thorn Creek SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Milner Gooding Canal and North Gooding Main Canal dominate this Idaho landscape, carving through the high desert terrain of Gooding and Lincoln counties. The intricate network of irrigation features, including Robertson Ditch and numerous numbered laterals like Lateral 916S and Lateral 700, illustrates the intensive water management required for agriculture in this region. The natural drainage of the Big Wood River and Thorn Cr contrasts with these engineered waterways, which feed into storage points such as Gooding Reservoir and Seven Hundred Reservoir.

Elevated terrain features like Timber Gulch and the winding paths of Preacher Cr and Portuguese Cr define the northern portion of the quadrangle. A network of rural roads, including Preacher Creek Rd and Upper Rd, provides access across the township lines of the Snake River Plain. This survey provides a precise view of the complex relationship between natural watercourses and the irrigation infrastructure that sustains the surrounding farmstead plots.