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2020 Map of Mathews Corner

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Mathews Corner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Potholes Canal defines the engineering and agricultural character of this Franklin County landscape, weaving through a series of natural depressions and canyons. This 2020 record of the region illustrates how irrigation infrastructure interacts with the dramatic topography of the Columbia Basin. The waterway winds south past Parsons Canyon and Baxter Canyon, highlighting the complex drainage patterns utilized by the Bureau of Reclamation's regional projects.

Large agricultural plots are bounded by a grid of named routes like Eltopia Rd and Ringold Rd, while the southern reaches show increasing residential or specialized land use near Sagemoor Orchard Rd. The presence of the Ringold Wasteway in the northwest further emphasizes the map's value for understanding water management in this arid but productive high-desert environment, where the land has been heavily reshaped for modern utility.