Newman sits at the heart of this Central Valley landscape, where the traditional agricultural grid meets the massive engineering works of the mid-20th century. The town's detailed street plan, including the central Po, is bordered by the San Joachim Cem to the northwest. This 2012 survey illustrates the complex water management systems essential to the region's productivity, dominated by the parallel courses of the Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct and the Delta-Mendota Canal. These massive arteries cut across Poverty Flat and intersect natural drainages like Orestimba Cr. Along the outskirts, small rail-side or crossroads locales such as Stomar and Timba provide evidence of the area's historical shipping and transit points, while the Newman Waste-Way and Sullivan Extension further demonstrate the intricate plumbing of the California water system.
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1916 · Mitchell School
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1916 · Crows Landing
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1916 · Patterson
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1917 · Newman
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · Gustine
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1919 · Orestimba
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Orestimba Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1919 · Ingomar
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1920 · Pacheco Pass
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Howard Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:31,680