2018 Map of Paige

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The agricultural landscape of the Central Valley dominates this 2018 study of the San Joaquin Valley, revealing a sophisticated network of water management essential to the region's productivity. A grid of county roads, such as California Ave and W Tulare Ave, connects the rural settlement of Paige to the western edge of Tulare. The intricate system of man-made waterways, including the Tulare Irrigation Canal, Kaweah Canal, and Packwood Ditch, illustrates how water was diverted across the flat terrain to support large-scale farming. Natural drainage features like Cameron Cr and Bates Slough intermingle with these irrigation works, including smaller channels like Hooper Ditch and Chism Ditch, showing the transformation of the valley floor into an engineered orchard and field environment.