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1910 Map of Knights Landing

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Knights Landing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Knights Landing Grafton P O sits at the strategic junction where the Sacramento River meets a network of sloughs and early rail lines. This survey captures a highly dynamic river landscape at the turn of the century, dominated by complex oxbows and bends such as Victor Bend and Railroad Bend. The intricate hydrological system is detailed through various water bodies like Mc Griff Lakes, Mary Lake, and Horseshoe Lake, which highlight the natural overflow patterns of the valley floor before modern levee and bypass systems fully transformed the region.

Industrial and transport corridors are established by the Southern Pacific (Oroville Branch) railroad, which cuts across the marshy terrain of Sutter and the Rio Jesus Maria. The map provides a clear look at the boundaries between Sutter and Yolo counties, following the serpentine course of the rivers. The presence of Grand Island and numerous sloughs like Sycamore Slough and Cache Creek Slough illustrate the reclaimed nature of these productive agricultural bottomlands during the early 1900s.