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2015 Map of Exeter

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Farmersville and Exeter anchor this portion of the San Joaquin Valley, showing a landscape defined by an intricate network of irrigation and water management. The Saint Johns River and Kaweah River wind through the territory, supplemented by numerous engineered waterways such as Wutchumna Ditch, Tulare Colony Ditch, and Consolidated-Peoples Ditch. This system of ditches and sloughs, including Lane Slough and Johnson Slough, reflects the region's intensive agricultural development and the necessity of controlled water distribution for the local economy.

Rising above the valley floor, the Venice Hills and Rocky Hill provide topographic variety in an otherwise level plain. Small settlements and rural junctions like Mitchell Corner, Matchin, and Rector are scattered between the larger hubs of Visalia and Exeter. Genealogists and local historians will find value in the placement of the Deep Creek Cem near Cameron Cr, as well as the detailed road and rail grids that connect these Tulare County communities.