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1965 Map of Millerton Lake West

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Millerton Lake West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The waters of Millerton Lake dominate the southeastern landscape of this Madera County survey, created by the impoundment of the San Joaquin River behind Friant Dam. This area represents a critical juncture in California's water history, where the Madera Canal and complex engineering like the Siphon manage the flow from the high Sierra foothills. The shoreline is punctuated by local landmarks such as Winchell Bay and Big Bend, while the land rises sharply to Pincushion Mountain and Hildreth Mountain further north.

Agricultural and ranching history is evidenced by numerous family operations, including the J McDougal Ranch and O'Neal Ranch, along with the U.S. Forest Service Headquarters near the San Joaquin Experimental Range. The presence of the Spring Valley Sch and the Bellview (Site) provides essential data for genealogists tracing early twentieth-century settlement patterns in the foothills before the expansion of modern recreation areas.