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1990 Map of Hog Valley

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Hog Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

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Modoc National Forest dominates the eastern high ground of this Lassen County landscape, where the transition from the irrigated ranching of Big Valley to the wooded uplands of Hog Valley is sharply defined. Water management is the primary human footprint here, visible in the extensive network of irrigation infrastructure such as Babcock Ditch and the Gaging Station located along the seasonal watercourses. The presence of Ditch Camp and the Hog Valley Reservoir underscores the long-standing efforts to harness the runoff from the high ridges for valley agriculture.

Genealogists and local historians will find several family-named landmarks that point to early homesteading and range activity, including Billy Packwood Spring, Jim Packwood Spring, and Richman Spring. While the settlement of Pumpkin Center anchors the valley floor near the Big Valley River, the surrounding hills are dotted with remote camps and water sources that supported the regional timber and cattle industries at the end of the twentieth century.