These mappings speculate on a civic structure for Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition to the public institutions that everyone considers civic, the mappings demonstrate how included in "civic" are the city's natural systems. The resulting "Civic Hydrology" network shows how valuing water can be a framework for strengthening the city and reinvigorating civic life. The mappings outline a set of principles and a process that can accomplish a Civic Hydrology Network.