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2018 Map of Pollock Pines

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Pollock Pines
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Pollock Pines serves as the primary hub of this Sierra Nevada foothills landscape, where residential developments like Iowa Canyon meet the dense timber of the Eldorado National Forest. The map documents a complex water management system essential to the region's utility history, featuring the El Dorado Irrigation District Main Canal, the Long Canyon Forebay, and the El Dorado Ditch. These engineered waterways parallel the South Fork American River as it carves through deep canyons below Peavine Ridge and Poho Ridge.

Infrastructure and small mountain settlements define the southern corridor along the El Dorado Fwy and the historical Pony Express Trl. From the isolated station at Ditch Camp Five to the communities of Fresh Pond and Pacific, the map captures the modern footprint of a landscape shaped by transit and gold-era water rights. Higher elevations to the north remain largely undeveloped, marked only by landmarks like Saddle Mtn and Kings Meadow.