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2015 Map of Rail Road Flat

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Rail Road Flat
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Alabama Hill and the community of Glencoe anchor the northern landscape of this Sierra Nevada foothills region, where the deep drainage of the Middle Fork Mokelumne River meets the historic gold country infrastructure. The map reveals an intricate network of mining-era remnants and modern water management, including the Calaveras Public Utility Ditch winding through the northern ridges. To the east, the settlement of Independence and the namesake Rail Road Flat sit among a terrain marked by named gulches such as Two Dollar Gulch and Valentine Gulch.

Industrial legacy is evident in the naming of thoroughfares like Wolverine Mine Rd and Blizzard Mine Rd, while the southern portion of the quadrangle is defined by the headwaters of the N Fork Calaveras River and Jesus Maria Cr. This topographical study captures a community transition from its nineteenth-century resource extraction roots to contemporary land use around the Clark Reservoir and Emery Reservoir.