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1979 Map of Triguero Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Bruneau Canyon dominates this arid landscape in Owyhee County, carving a deep vertical cleft between the Diamond A Desert and the J - P Desert. During the late 1970s, this area remained largely defined by isolation and cattle-ranching legacy, with several historic homesteads scattered near the canyon's edge. The presence of the Indian Batt Cabin in the north and the Homer Bedal Homestead to the south suggests the persistent footprint of family ranching in a region where water sources like Triguero Lake and the Cat Creek Crossing were vital landmarks.

Transportation through this high plateau is limited to a network of jeep trails and the Triguero Trail (Pack), indicating the difficulty of the terrain. A solitary Grave located near the canyon rim provides a quiet reminder of the area's human history. Small-scale exploration is evidenced by a Prospect and several Gravel Pits, but the map primarily depicts a vast, working landscape shaped by seasonal water and the deep trench of the Bruneau Canyon.