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1958 Map of Manor Slough

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Manor Slough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Antelope Valley and the western edge of the Sacramento Valley converge in this 1958 survey, where the landscape transitions from the foothills of the Coast Ranges to the irrigated lowlands. The presence of Mountain House along the Old Wilbur Freshwater creek bed highlights a legacy of early California travel routes, situated near the intersection of the Leesville Road and Huffmaster Road. This area served as a critical corridor for moving livestock and goods between the central valley and the interior mountains.

Water management is the central theme of the eastern half of the map, dominated by the Glenn-Colusa Canal and the natural drainage of Glenn Valley Slough. Local agricultural infrastructure is evidenced by name-branded arteries like Mills Orchards Road and Danley Lateral Road. Notable geological and hydrological features, such as Sulphur Gap Spring and the winding Lurline Creek, illustrate the complex drainage patterns that supported the ranches and orchards of the Manor vicinity.