2012 Map of Chaney Ranch

About this map

Agricultural operations and water management infrastructure dominate this Fresno County landscape. The massive Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct cuts a diagonal path across the terrain, illustrating the scale of 20th-century water engineering required to sustain the Central Valley's intensive farming. This arid region is defined by a network of large-scale agricultural holdings including Chaney Ranch, Gramis Ranch, and La Jolla Ranch, which are connected by a rigid grid of rural roads like W Panoche Rd and S Fairfax Ave. The natural course of Panoche Cr meanders westward, contrasting sharply with the straight lines of the irrigation canals and surveyed property boundaries. Near the junction of S Newcomb Ave and W N Ave, the settlement of Annedale and the industrial Fairfax Gin reflect the area's specialized economy centered on crop processing and distribution.