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2011 Map of Fallon

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Fallon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Agricultural life in Churchill County centers on the intricate network of the Newlands Project, where the S Line Canal and L Line Canal redirect the Carson River to transform the high desert. The city of Fallon serves as the regional hub, anchored by the Fallon Post Office and a cluster of aviation sites including the Fallon Municipal Airport and Darrow Field Airport.

South of the main city, the landscape shifts toward the smaller community of Saint Clair. This area preserves local history through the Saint Clair Cemetery, while the northern reaches near Rattlesnake Hill are marked by the Churchill County Cemetery. The map documents a complex hydraulic environment where the South Branch Carson River and Upper West Side Drain define the boundaries between developed homesteads and the arid Nevada terrain.