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1957 Map of Nahiku

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Nahiku
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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The coastal settlement of Nahiku and the surrounding agricultural allotments of the Nahiku Homesteads define this 1957 survey of Maui's windward coast. The landscape is characterized by a sophisticated water management network, where the Koolau Ditch and various pipelines traverse deep gulches like Waihole Gulch to capture the heavy rainfall from the Koolau Forest Reserve. Numerous gaging stations along streams such as Kopiliula Stream and Wailuaiki Stream reflect the era's focus on monitoring these vital water resources for downstream use.

At the southern edge of the sheet, the terrain rises dramatically to the Haleakala Crater within Haleakala National Park. This volcanic landscape is marked by cinder cones like Puu Maile and Ka Moa o Pele, connected by the Sliding Sands Trail. The transition from the dense forests of the Hana Forest Reserve to the high-altitude volcanic gaps of Kaupo Gap and Koolau Gap illustrates the extreme topographic diversity found between the Pacific shore and the summit ridge.