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2021 Map of Coal Oil Canyon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

San Emigdio Mountains and the Pleito Hills rise sharply from the floor of the southern San Joaquin Valley in this detailed 2021 survey. The landscape is defined by the contrast between the steep, deeply incised terrain of Coal Oil Canyon and Telegraph Canyon and the engineered agricultural plains to the north. A major hydrological feature, the Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct, cuts across the valley floor, alongside drainage systems like the New Rim Ditch and the historic Kern Lake Bed.

Settlement is sparse, centered around the community of Lakeview and the Skydive San Joaquin Valley Airport. The map documents a network of rural routes including Old River Rd and Copus Rd, which service the large-scale ranching and farming operations near Wheeler Ridge. Natural watercourses such as Pleito Cr and Tecuya Cr emerge from the high ridges, disappearing into the valley's complex irrigation network.