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2018 Map of Buffalo Creek

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Buffalo Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Folsom and Rancho Cordova anchor this topographic survey of the eastern Sacramento Valley, capturing the interface between urban expansion and the historic waterways of the Gold Country. The landscape is defined by its hydraulic engineering, notably the prominent Folsom South Canal and the Rebel Hill Ditch, which trace the legacy of water management in this part of the Central Valley.

Suburban residential patterns are well-established in the northwest near Folsom Blvd, while the southeastern portions transition into more open terrain drained by natural watercourses like Buffalo Cr, Deer Cr, and Laguna Cr. Roadways such as Gold Country Blvd and White Rock Rd provide the primary infrastructure through the rolling topography, marking the modern connectivity of a region historically tied to the American River drainage systems.