2018 Map of Oxalis

About this map

Dos Palos serves as the primary hub in this agricultural landscape where the Merced Co Fresno Co line divides the fertile floor of the San Joaquin Valley. The map reveals a highly engineered water management system essential for local farming, defined by the massive Delta-Mendota Canal and the First Lift Canal sweeping across the southern sections. Smaller settlements like Oxalis and Central Valley are situated along the rail lines and road grids, surrounded by an intricate web of irrigation features including the Colony Main Canal, Poso Slough, and Laguna Canal. This network of ditches and drains, such as the Shafter Ditch and Holland Drain, illustrates the mid-20th-century expansion of industrial-scale irrigation that transformed this region into a productive agricultural powerhouse.