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1937 Map of Kaweah

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Kaweah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Sequoia National Park boundary dominates this 1937 revision, illustrating the high Sierra landscape where the forks of the Kaweah River and Tule River descend from the peaks. The map details a period of transition for early recreation and resource management, centering on the Ash Mountain Park Headquarters and the high-altitude mining and summer retreat of Mineral King. Farther west, the valley floor shows the early agricultural development of Three Rivers and Hammond before the modernization of State Hwy 198.

Southward, the Tule River Indian Reservation occupies the foothills above Springville, while the eastern reaches are defined by the Sequoia National Game Refuge and peaks like Sawtooth Peak and Needham Mt. Local infrastructure such as Dillon Mill and various irrigation ditches including the Pioneer Ditch and Plano Ditch near Success reflect the region's reliance on water management for both industry and settlement.