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1952 Map of Sanborn Slough

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Sanborn Slough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Butte Sink dominates the eastern half of this 1952 landscape, revealing a specialized geography of seasonal wetlands and hunting preserves at the intersection of Butte, Sutter, and Colusa counties. This specific era shows an extensive network of private sporting clubs, including the Sanborn Slough Gun Club, Wild Goose Country Club, and the White Mallard Hunting Club, which cluster around the intricate waterways of Butte Creek and Sanborn Slough.

Evidence of the region's agricultural and industrial transition appears in the western sections, where the abandoned Harmony Sch and various Gas Wells sit near the Sacramento River and the Drumheller Slough levee system. The map captures a moment before modern water management significantly altered these bypass areas, showing the critical role of the Colusa Butte Canal and local drainage in managing the overflow from the Sutter Buttes foothills.