The Raft River Valley is a
valley in
Cassia County
Cassia County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the county had a population of 24,655. The county seat and largest city is Burley. Cassia County is included in the Burley, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History ...
,
Idaho and
Box Elder County
Box Elder County is a county at the northwestern corner of Utah, United States. As of 2018, the estimated population is 54,950. Its county seat and largest city is Brigham City. The county was named for the box elder trees that abound in the co ...
,
Utah in the United States.
Description
The valley is bounded by the
Sublett Range on the northern east, the
Black Pine Mountains on the southern east, the
Raft River Mountains
The Raft River Mountains are a mountain range in northern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The mountains are located in the Raft River Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest. The highest point is Bull Mou ...
on the south, the
Upper Raft River Valley on the very southern west, the
Jim Sage Mountains on the southern west, the
Cotterel Mountains
The Cotterel Mountains are a small mountain range in Cassia County, Idaho, Cassia County, Idaho, United States, that are subrange of the Albion Mountains.
Description
The ranges is bounded by the Raft River Valley on the east and northeast, Cas ...
on the northern west, and the
Snake River
The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...
on the north.
The
Raft River
The Raft River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 4, 2011 tributary of the Snake River located in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. It is part ...
flows north through most of the valley.
The valley is traversed northwest–southeast by
Interstate 84 and northwest–northeast by
Interstate 86. Portions of
Idaho State Highway 77
State Highway 77 (SH-77) is a state highway in Cassia County, Idaho. The highway runs for from SH-81 in Malta to Interstate 84 north of Declo, serving the town of Albion.
Route description
State Highway 77 begins at an intersection with SH ...
and
Idaho State Highway 81
State Highway 81 (SH-81) is a state highway in Cassia County, Idaho. The highway runs for from SH-77 in Malta to U.S. Route 30 (US-30) in Burley. It also has a short spur route connecting the highway to Interstate 84 (I-84) at the Yale Interc ...
also located in the valley.
Communities within the valley include the city of
Malta; the
unincorporated communities of
Idahome, Raft River,
Standrod, and
Sublett; and the
ghost town of
Strevell, all of which (except Standrod) are located in Idaho.
History
The area briefly had a
post office (1878-1879) under the name Raft River Bridge, located on
Interstate 86/
U.S. Route 30, about southwest of
American Falls.
See also
References
External links
Valleys of Idaho
Valleys of Utah
Landforms of Cassia County, Idaho
Landforms of Box Elder County, Utah
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