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1905 Map of Tehama

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Tehama
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Red Bluff and the nearby town of Tehama anchor this 1903 survey of the northern Sacramento Valley, where the Sacramento River carves through a landscape of expansive plains and deeply etched gulches. The geography is defined by the heavy presence of water management and transit infrastructure at the turn of the century, including a flume and millrace system feeding local industry. The Southern Pacific railroad, following the Shasta Route, parallels the river, connecting the smaller settlements of Proberta, Rawson, and Sesma.

On the eastern side of the river, the terrain rises sharply into the Abraham Plains and the Mud Springs Plains, dissected by drainages like El Primer Canyon or Rio de los Berrendos. Notable landmarks such as Tuscan Springs and the U. S. Fishery near Mill Creek suggest a region defined by its natural resources and early scientific monitoring, reinforced by the presence of a U. S. G. S. Gaging Station at Big Bend.