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2017 Map of Arkansas City

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Arkansas City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Arkansas City sits on the western edge of the Mississippi River, positioned at a sharp bend where the water carves through the alluvial landscape of the Arkansas and Mississippi border. This 2017 survey shows a river environment defined by its hydrological history, featuring a complex network of chutes and depressions such as Whiskey Chute, Eunice Chute, and Sikes Blue Hole. These features, along with the Mound Crevasse and the Black Bayou Drainage Ditch, reflect the ongoing human effort to manage the river's flow and the legacy of past floods.

The terrain is dominated by large bars and islands, including Choctaw Island Number 78 and Huntington Bar, which fragment the main channel. Inland, the map documents local landmarks like Mound Cem and several oxbow-remnant lakes like Kate Adams Lake and Whitehill Lake. The intricate boundary lines for Desha Co, Chicot Co, Bolivar Co, and Washington Co illustrate the complex political geography created by the shifting river channel over decades.