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2015 Map of Thornton

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Thornton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Mokelumne River and its intricate network of sloughs define this section of the Sacramento Valley, where the border between Sacramento and San Joaquin counties follows the meandering waterway. The settlement of Thornton serves as a central hub, flanked by the smaller locales of New Hope and New Hope Landing. This landscape is fundamentally shaped by water management, as seen in the engineered paths of the Northwest Main Canal and the W Main Canal which traverse the grid of agricultural roads.

From the broad reach of Staten Island in the west to the confluence of Dry Cr and the river, the map details a region dominated by delta geography. Numerous waterways such as Sycamore Slough, Hog Slough, and Beaver Slough cut through the terrain, illustrating the complex drainage patterns required for farming in the San Joaquin Valley. Local transit relies on a dense network of namesake rural routes like Koontz Rd and Jacob Brack Rd.