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2015 Map of Guernsey

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The settlement of Guernsey anchors this portion of the San Joaquin Valley, where a complex grid of water management infrastructure defines the agricultural landscape. The region's hydraulic history is visible through a network of canals and ditches designed to tame and redirect the natural flow of the southern valley. To the northwest, Mussel Slough and Jacobs Slough remain as markers of the area's original hydrology, now integrated into a system featuring the New Deal Canal, Last Chance Ditch, and Tulare Lake Canal.

This survey reveals a highly organized land-use pattern where cardinal-direction avenues, such as Kansas Ave and Nevada Ave, intersect with numbered north-south routes. The southern reach of the map shows the transition toward the old lakebed, signaled by the presence of Cross Creek and W Br Cross Cr. Small-scale features like the McCrary Side Ditch and Burk Side Ditch illustrate the fine-grained level of irrigation required to sustain this productive corridor between Lemoore and Hanford.