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1953 Map of Turlock Lake

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Turlock Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Turlock Lake dominates the northern landscape of this Central Valley region, its irregular shoreline bounded by the Turlock Lake State Park. Published in the mid-1950s under the administration of Governor Goodwin J. Knight, the map reveals a highly managed hydraulic landscape defined by the Main Canal and its associated irrigation network. These water systems parallel natural features like Dry Creek and Turlock Creek, facilitating the agricultural development of the surrounding plains.

The map's detail extends to the complex county boundary between Stanislaus and Merced Counties, which cuts diagonally across the southern half of the sheet. Rural transit is anchored by established routes including La Grange Road and Davis Road, which connect the scattered farmsteads and agricultural plots. The inclusion of Ingalsbe Slough and various family-named thoroughfares like Keyes Road provides a precise record of the regional infrastructure as it existed following the early 1950s aerial revisions.