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2015 Map of Igo

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

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Whiskeytown Lake dominates the northern reaches of this Shasta County landscape, situated within the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. The rugged terrain is defined by a dense network of gulches and ridges, including Miners Gulch, Orofino Gulch, and Stony Gulch, reflecting the area's deep ties to historic mining activities. Further south, the settlement of Igo marks a transition where the foothills begin to level out toward the Sacramento Central Valley.

Water management and resource extraction are clearly etched into the land. The Happy Valley Irrigation Canal and various old routes like Ditch Grade and Horse Canyon Rd indicate a complex history of moving water and machinery through the canyons. Notable peaks such as Kanaka Peak, Mule Mtn, and South Fork Mtn provide significant landmarks for those tracing the topography of the Clear Creek drainage. The Whiskeytown Cemetery remains as a poignant link to the communities that preceded the creation of the reservoir.