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2015 Map of Indio

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Agricultural expansion and suburban development define the Coachella and Indio landscape during this era, where the desert environment is heavily modified by a complex irrigation network. The Coachella Canal and vital channels like Wasteway Number Three support the productive Coachella Valley as it stretches south toward the community of Thermal. This map shows the transition from the densely gridded residential blocks of the northern cities to the larger-scale rural parcels of Vista Santa Rosa and Sandy Korner.

Critical infrastructure supports the region's connectivity, specifically the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport and a grid of named thoroughfares such as Dillon Rd and Airport Blvd. Natural relief is provided by the Indio Hills to the northeast, while the Whitewater River bed cuts a wide path through the valley floor, serving as a primary drainage corridor amidst the valley's intensive land use and agricultural heritage at the Coachella Valley Cemetery.