2012 Map of East Elk Hills

About this map

The Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct dominates this landscape in western Kern County, carving a diagonal path between the agricultural plains and the rising terrain of the Elk Hills. This 2012 survey illustrates a complex water management system where the West Side Canal and East Side Canal intersect with a grid of smaller irrigation features like the Weed Island Ditch and Florida Drain. Industrial and agricultural operations are clearly marked, from the Mirasol Ranch and Poplar Grove Ranch in the north to the Three-G Gas Plant and Camp Thirty Six-R in the southern hills. The inclusion of the Elk Hills-Buttonwillow Airport and local thoroughfares such as Stockdale Hwy and Tupman Rd shows the infrastructure supporting the region's dual focus on petroleum extraction and intensive valley farming.