2018 Map of Orange Cove North

About this map

The Friant-Kern Canal and Alta East Branch Canal dominate the hydrological landscape of the San Joaquin Valley’s eastern edge, illustrating the complex irrigation systems essential to California's Central Valley agriculture. This 2018 survey detail shows how water management infrastructure, including the Alta W Clark Ditch and Miller Ditch, interlaces with the foothill terrain. Elevations rise sharply to the northeast toward Bear Mtn and Squaw Valley, while the flat agricultural lands are partitioned by a precise grid of roads such as Cove Ave and E American Ave. Small geographic pockets like Hills Valley and Clark Valley are defined by the surrounding heights of Granite Hill and Mt Olive. The boundary between Fresno and Tulare counties cuts through this transition from irrigated groves and settlements like Citrus Cove to the higher, uncultivated slopes of the Sierra Nevada foothills.