Planada and the nearby industrial siding of Calpack anchor this landscape within the San Joaquin Valley. The map reveals a highly engineered agricultural environment defined by a dense network of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, including the Le Grand Canal, Planada Canal, and various water controls like the Ivett Lateral and Vaughn Lateral. These artificial waterways cut across the natural drainage of Mariposa Cr and Bear Cr, illustrating the intensive management of water required for Central Valley cultivation.
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1914 · Merced
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1915 · Owens Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1916 · Hopeton
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1917 · Merced
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · Owens Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · Lingard
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · Planada
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1918 · La Grand
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1919 · Indian Gulch
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1919 · Haystack Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:31,680