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2023 Map of Myoma

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Myoma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge anchors the center of this landscape, preserving a critical desert ecosystem amid the expanding urban footprints of the Coachella Valley. To the north, the Indio Hills rise above the basin, hiding a string of desert oases including Willis Palms, Pushawalla Palms, and Hidden Palms. These palm groves, often associated with tectonic fault lines where groundwater reaches the surface, represent the rare natural hydration of the Colorado Desert before modern irrigation.

Institutional growth is evident in the western corner near Palm Desert, where the California State University San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus and the University of California Riverside Palm Desert Center are established. Meanwhile, the southeastern portion of the map shows the suburban density of Bermuda Dunes and Indio, supported by the Bermuda Dunes Airport and the vital flow of the Coachella Canal.