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2000 Map of Ortigalita Peak NW

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Ortigalita Peak NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Los Banos State Reservoir anchors the northern landscape of this Merced County survey, framed by the Los Banos State Recreation Area. The infrastructure of California's massive water management system is prominently displayed, from the Los Banos Detention Dam Spillway Elev 354 to the Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct cutting across the northeast corner. These features illustrate the mid-century transformation of the arid terrain into a controlled hydraulic network.

Sparsely settled ranching lands like Arburua Ranch sit amidst a complex topography of drainage basins including Salt Creek and Carrisalito Creek. Local water sources such as Carrisalito Spring and Salt Spring highlight the historical importance of natural seeps in the Carrisalito Flat region, while the Los Banos Borrow Pit suggests the industrial material needs of large-scale dam and aqueduct construction nearby.