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1994 Map of Sacramento

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Sacramento
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Sacramento serves as the focal point of this regional study, which illustrates the complex water management systems of the Central Valley in the mid-1990s. The landscape is defined by the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River, alongside massive flood control infrastructure like the Sutter Bypass and Yolo Bypass. This network of bypasses and weirs, including the Sacramento Weir, reflects the ongoing engineering required to protect the growing urban centers from seasonal flooding.

To the east, the map details the suburban expansion toward the Sierra foothills, showing the developed corridors of Citrus Heights, Roseville, and Folsom. Military and educational institutions such as Mather Air Force Base, McClellan Air Force Base, and the sprawling campus of UC Davis appear as significant regional anchors. The presence of the Southern Pacific RR and Western Pacific RR underscores the area's historical reliance on rail transport, even as modern interstate corridors like I-80 and I-5 come to dominate the transport geography.