Boise's Quest for Drinkable Water

Gold strikes in the Bogus Basin caused miners and businessmen to pour into the Boise Valley. As a community started to emerge, the founders and city planners began to look at the many needs of a prosperous growing town. Boise’s water supply became one of those issues. This gallery illustrates the early development and management of the city’s water.

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• Water Diver

• Big Well Pumps

• Water Fountain

• Water Company

• Twin Hot Water Wells

• Hulls Gulch Reservoir

• Hulls Gulch Reservoir 1

• Natatorium's The Plunge

• Pump Plant

• Reservoir Near Penitentiary

• Natatorium's Water Well Shed

• Water Wheel

• Well Pump

• Well Pump with Extender

Photos, ISHS.