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2015 Map of Eldorado Bend

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Eldorado Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Sacramento River meanders through the heart of the Sacramento Valley, defining the complex border between Sutter and Yolo Counties. In this landscape of intensive irrigation and flood management, the Colusa-Basin Drainage Canal cuts a straight path across the flat terrain of the Sutter Basin and the Central Valley. Sharp river curves create distinctive named landmarks such as Eldorado Bend, Missouri Bend, and State Ranch Bend, where the natural hydrology contrasts with the rigid grid of the surrounding agricultural roads.

Local history is anchored by the settlement at Dufour and the presence of Marys Cemetery along Co Road 98. To the west, the topography begins to shift as the land rises into the Dunnigan Hills. The map provides an exceptionally detailed look at the rural infrastructure of the 2010s, documenting a network of county roads like Co Road 99W and Cranmore Rd that serve the vital agricultural interests of this fertile region.