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1952 Map of Sutter Causeway

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

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Sutter By-Pass dominates this 1952 topographic study, showing a critical piece of Central Valley water management infrastructure designed to handle seasonal inundation. The diagonal corridor of the bypass is flanked by the East Canal and a Private Canal, creating a distinct diagonal rift through the otherwise grid-aligned agricultural landscape of Sutter County. The small settlement of Subaco sits along the Southern Pacific (Reclamation) rail line, which served the local agricultural economy during the mid-century era.

Water features such as Gilsizer Slough and Nelson Slough meander through the terrain, contrasting with the rigid engineering of the levee system. Evidence of local transport and infrastructure is visible in the namesake Sutter Causeway, a remote Landing Strip, and a Pumping Station near the bypass edge. The map also documents an extensive network of named rural roads, including George Washington Blvd and Knights Road, which provided access to the ranching and farming tracts of the region.