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2018 Map of Truckhaven

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Truckhaven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Salton City stands as a prominent planned community on the western shore of the Salton Sea, its extensive grid of streets named for nautical themes and world seas. Located in the desert of the Imperial Valley, the area is defined by a series of dry desert washes including Iberia Wash, Arroyo Salada, and Coral Wash that channel drainage from the higher ground toward the sea. The community of Truckhaven sits further south along State Hwy 86, the primary transit corridor through this arid landscape.

The layout of the region reveals the ambitious mid-century scale of development, with hundreds of platted streets such as Black Sea Ave and Red Sea Ave extending into the desert. Near the southern edge of the settled area, the Salton Sea Militry Reservation Rd and topographic features like Clay Point mark the transition into more open, undeveloped territory. The presence of Anza Ditch suggests the critical role of water management in sustaining this low-lying desert basin.