2018 Map of Firebaugh NE

About this map

The agricultural grid of the San Joaquin Valley is defined by a sophisticated network of waterways designed to manage the arid landscape of Madera County. Dominating the western half of the terrain, the Chowchilla Canal runs in a prominent north-south diagonal, cutting across the rigid section lines of the Public Land Survey System. This major infrastructure is supported by the Califa Canal and the meandering course of the Fresno River, which flows westward toward the central valley floor. In the northern reaches, Berenda Slough provides further evidence of the region's managed hydrology. The map illustrates a landscape transitioned entirely to large-scale cultivation, where the geometric precision of roads like Firebaugh Blvd and Ave 17 coordinate with the movement of water to sustain the fertile Central Valley.