1978 Map of Clifton Court Forebay

About this map

The Clifton Court Forebay dominates this San Joaquin Valley landscape, serving as a critical infrastructure hub where the California Aqueduct and Delta Mendota Canal originate. In the late 1970s, this area functioned as a complex junction of natural waterways and massive engineering projects, featuring the Delta Fish Protective Facility and the South Bay Pumping Plant. The map illustrates the precarious balance of the Delta, with named tracts like Byron Tract and islands such as Victoria Island and Coney Island separated by a network of sloughs and canals.