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1952 Map of Sutter Causeway

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

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Sutter By-Pass dominates this 1952 topographic study, illustrating the intensive water management required for agriculture in the Sacramento Valley. This engineering feat, noted as being subject to inundation, is supported by infrastructure like the East Canal and a Pumping Station. The map shows a landscape defined by precise irrigation and reclamation efforts, where the Southern Pacific (Reclamation) rail line cuts a straight path toward the settlement of Subaco.

Family names and local history are etched into the grid of rural roads, including Murray Road, Jewett Road, and Knights Road. Waterways such as Gilsizer Slough and Nelson Slough meander across the plains, contrasting with the stark lines of the levees and the Sutter Causeway. A small Landing Strip and various pumps scattered across the quadrangle suggest a mid-century period of mechanized farming and aerial crop management.