1912 Map of Singer Creek

About this map

Tehama Co Butte Co serves as a prominent dividing line in this 1912 preliminary survey of the northern Sacramento Valley foothills. The landscape is defined by a dense network of intermittent drainage systems, including Singer Creek and Rattlesnake Creek, which cut through the terrain as they flow toward the valley floor. This specific sheet captures the area during a transitional period of agricultural development, indicated by the isolated presence of the Liveoak School near the Mt Diablo Meridian. The mapping of Brush Creek and Camel Creek illustrates the early 20th-century focus on water resources and land division in this unsurveyed portion of Northern California. Because it was issued as a preliminary edition, the map emphasizes natural watercourses and section lines over dense infrastructure, providing a clear look at the original drainage patterns of Pine Creek before more extensive regional irrigation altered the local hydrology.