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1930 Map of Millux

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Millux
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Alexander Fish Ranch and the small siding of Millux define the agricultural and hydraulic landscape of the southern San Joaquin Valley in 1930. This survey illustrates a complex water management system engineered to reclaim land from the Buena Vista Lake Bed, featuring the Alejandro East Levee and a network of irrigation channels including the Stine Canal, Buena Vista Canal, and Maple Canal. The transformation of the natural hydrology is further evidenced by the Old Rim Ditch and New Rim Ditch, which redirect water around the ancient lake basin.

Transportation and community life center on the Southern Pacific railroad line, which connects the settlement of Paloma and its local Paloma Sch to the wider region. The intricate Connecting Slough winds through the landscape, a remnant of the original water flow amidst a modern grid of canals and levees. This sheet provides a clear record of early 20th-century California irrigation engineering and the resulting agrarian settlement patterns.