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2015 Map of Sacramento West

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Sacramento River carves a deep boundary between the urban expansion of Sacramento and the industrial hubs of Yolo County. This 2015 survey details the river's serpentine path through Chicory Bend and Oak Hall Bend, while showing the massive infrastructure of the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel and Washington Lake. The capital city's historic core is represented by the City Cemetery, Masonic Lawn Cemetery, and the iconic Tower Bridge.

North of the downtown district, the map reveals the transition from dense neighborhoods like Broderick and Peethill to the agricultural reaches of the American Basin. Water management is a dominant theme, with the Toe Drain, Tule Canal, and Natomas Main Drainage Canal forming a complex network of levees and bypasses designed to protect the valley from the floodwaters of the S Fork Putah Cr and the Putah Creek Sinks.