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2021 Map of Burrel

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Burrel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Fresno Slough and a complex network of man-made waterways dominate this portion of the San Joaquin Valley south of Burrel. The landscape is a coordinated grid of agricultural infrastructure, where natural drainage features like Murphy Slough and Sand Slough have been integrated into an extensive irrigation system including the Liberty Millrace Canal, Burrel Ditch, and Turner Ditch. The transition from Fresno Co to Kings Co is marked by a shift in both the orientation of the roads and the hydrological flow, particularly where the North Fork Kings River enters the frame.

Small agricultural centers like Lanare and Schilling appear as tight clusters within the broad expanse of the Central Valley. To the south, the northernmost boundary of the Lemoore Naval Air Station introduces a federal military footprint into this otherwise agrarian landscape. This survey captures the highly engineered nature of the regional water economy, tracing the exact paths of the Crescent Ditch and Reed Ditch as they service the surrounding fields.