
The Tidewater Southern railroad line cuts through the San Joaquin Valley in this early 1960s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by intensive water management and rural agricultural infrastructure. Small settlements like Hatch and Chemurgic serve as focal points in an intricate grid of irrigation canals and drains, including the States Aqueduct, Prairie Flower Drain, and Lateral No 5. The southwestern portion of the sheet is dominated by the winding course of the San Joaquin River and the marshes of Orestimba, where controlled inundation areas and Duck Ponds are noted.
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1915 · Westport
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1916 · Mitchell School
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1916 · Crows Landing
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1916 · Denair
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1916 · Ceres
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1917 · Turlock
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1917 · Newman
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · Stevinson
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · Gustine
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1919 · Orestimba
USGS Topo · 1:62,500