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2021 Map of Sanborn Slough

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Sanborn Slough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Butte Sink dominates the southern landscape of this region, representing a critical wetland habitat within the Central Sacramento Valley. The map illustrates a complex hydraulic network defined by natural waterways and engineered diversions, including the meandering path of Butte Creek and the straight-line channel of the Cherokee Canal. These water features, alongside Drumheller Slough and Angel Slough, highlight the intricate drainage patterns essential to the local agricultural economy.

In the southeast, the terrain begins its ascent toward the distinctive Sutter Buttes, contrasting sharply with the low-lying basins to the west. Local transit is facilitated by a grid of rural routes such as Adobe Rd and Putnam Rd, which connect the scattered homesteads and fields. The convergence of Colusa, Butte, and Sutter counties near Sanborn Slough underscores the jurisdictional complexity of this fertile bottomland territory.