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1949 Map of Thousand Springs

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Thousand Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Thousand Springs and numerous other geothermal and freshwater outlets emerge along the canyon walls of the Snake River in this mid-century portrait of the Magic Valley. The landscape reveals a complex hydro-economy where the river's dramatic descent through Kanaka Rapids and past Devils Washbowl Falls is harnessed by a Powerhouse and surrounded by commercial aquaculture at the Snake River Fish Hatchery (Private).

Upland from the canyon, the development of Melon Valley is defined by a dense network of Irrigation Ditches and a Pipe Line, supporting local institutions like the Lucerne School. The presence of the Banbury Natatorium and Clear Lakes Golf Course suggests the area's early 20th-century evolution into a destination for recreation and thermal bathing, while the Bob Barton Highway provides the primary transit link across the volcanic plateau.