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2012 Map of Waterford

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Waterford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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Agricultural operations and an intricate water delivery network dominate this Stanislaus County landscape north of the Tuolumne River. The settlement of Claribel serves as a central point in an area defined by extensive ranching and specialized farming, including dairy, poultry, and nut production. Named family operations like Dutch Star Dairy, Frazier Nut Farms, Willie Creek Ranch, and Heritage Nut Farm are scattered across the quadrangle, illustrating the region's intensive land use.

Water management infrastructure is visible in every section, anchored by the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct and numerous irrigation channels. These include the Riverbank Lateral, South Lateral, and numbered features such as Lateral Number Eleven. This sophisticated grid of ditches and laterals, like the Rock Creek Ditch and Stowell Lateral, facilitates the high-density farming seen at Foster Poultry Farms and the Desimas and Bairos Dairy, showcasing the engineering required to sustain Central Valley agriculture.