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2011 Map of Arkansas City

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Arkansas City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Arkansas City sits along the massive Mississippi River Levee, anchoring a landscape defined by the shifting course of the great river. The town's grid is oriented northwest of the levee, with Mound Cemetery located just north of the central settlement. This area is characterized by the complex hydrography of the Mississippi floodplain, where numerous oxbows and backwaters like Whitehill Lake, Kate Adams Lake, and Pothole Lake reveal the river's historic wanderings.

Downriver, the map documents a series of river landings and revetments essential for navigation and flood control, including Eunice and Offutt Landing. These points, along with features like Sevenmile Dike and the Pair O' Dice Revetment, highlight the ongoing engineering required to manage the river's power. The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by large river features such as Choctaw Island Number 78 and Huntington Bar, illustrating the dynamic nature of the state border as it follows the river's main channel.