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The Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments is the collective name given in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places program to a set of three dams in the western United States in southwestern Idaho, near Boise and Nampa.
Tetons and Snake River, Ansel Adams, 1942 This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Snake River, from the Columbia River upstream to its sources. Headwaters of the North Fork are at Big Springs near Island Park, Idaho, while Jackson Lake is at the head of the South Fork.
State Highway 21 (SH-21), also known as the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway, [2] is a state highway in Idaho.It runs from Boise to Stanley, primarily as a two-lane road.With two-thirds of its length in Boise County, it passes by historic Idaho City and the village of Lowman to the western edge of the Sawtooth Mountains, then along their northern boundary to Stanley.
Otterington station on the North Eastern Railway mainline between Thirsk and Northallerton opened on 31 March 1841 and closed to passengers 15 September 1958 before final closure on 10 August 1964. The station was next to the road bridge over the lines. [5] [6] The former station building, signal box and other features are Grade II listed ...
The Boise River and Canal Bridge, in Caldwell, Idaho, is a three-span, 390 ft (120 m) Warren camelback through-truss design constructed in 1922 by the American Bridge Company from plans submitted by Caldwell city engineer Fred H. McConnel.
The North Fork Payette River Bridge near Smiths Ferry, Idaho is a historic reinforced concrete arch bridge built in 1933. It was a work of Charles A. Kyle. It has also been known as Rainbow Bridge and as 85-2114. [1] Its 410-foot (120 m) span bridges across the North Fork Payette River. It is significant as the longest single-span arch bridge ...
Wildlife has dynamic and unique needs that require a variety of habitats for food, shelter, and raising young. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge is managed to improve and maintain wildlife habitat. Habitats at Deer Flat include wetlands, riparian forests, uplands, and croplands at the Lake Lowell sector, as well as the 101 Snake River Islands.
Long before the arrival of European Americans in the 19th century, the Nez Perce people in Idaho used the trail along the Lochsa River to travel to the plains of Montana to hunt buffalo. Kootenai and Salish (Flatheads) from Montana used the river trail to reach salmon runs in the rivers and streams feeding into the Columbia basin.