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Southern
Idaho is the most unique area of Idaho, the cities of Twin Falls, Jerome,
Burley, Rupert, and Heyburn sit in an area formed by fire, wind and water.
The mighty Snake River and its dynamic canyon etches the boundaries of
each city where many falls, including 212 foot Shoshone Falls, can be seen.
The magnificent Snake River Canyon cuts
into hundreds of feet of volcanic rock as a result of the ancient Bonneville
Flood. This colossal flood began at ancient Lake Bonneville, a vast body
of water who's only remains are the great Salt Lake and North Marsh Creek
in Southern Idaho.
Today at the Twin Falls Perrine Bridge,
the canyon is about 480 feet deep. During the flood, the water level would
have been 20 feet above the bridge. This catastrophic flood left Idaho
with the Snake River Canyon as we see it today.
South
Central Idaho boasts a four-season climate. Daytime highs in July average
91 degrees with evening lows of 54, while January temperatures range from
37 in the day to 19 at night. The area receives little precipitation, about
17 inches of snow and 9 inches of rain annually and the air is dry and
clear. Because the area is "high desert" you will find a much
lower humidity which makes the "wind chill" or "heat index"
more tolerable even though Idaho is considered a "Northern State".
Twin
Falls, Jerome and Mini-Cassia are in an area known as “the Magic
Valley.” Canals were built to carry water from the Snake River to
Milner Dam in 1905. Shortly thereafter, productive farmland and the town
of Twin Falls seemed to spring up out of nowhere on the sagebrush-covered
southern Idaho desert. Thus, the term “Magic Valley” was born.
Twin Falls, Jerome and Mini-Cassia have long been agricultural centers
with several of the largest employers involved in growing and processing
food.
Idaho
is the number one trout producing area in the United States mostly from
hatcheries located in the Thousand Springs of the Snake River Canyon on
the Snake River Acquifer. |