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1952 Map of Austwell

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Austwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Austwell sits at the southwestern edge of this coastal survey, where the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks terminate near the Austwell Cem. The landscape is dominated by the intricate confluence of the Guadalupe River and Mission Lake, a deltaic environment of bayous, sloughs, and marshes before they open into the wide waters of Hynes Bay and San Antonio Bay.

Interpreting the 1950s terrain reveals a complex network of man-made and natural hydrology, including a significant Levee system and a Pumping Station near Goff Bayou. Distinctive names like Alligator Slide Lake and Swimming Pen Slough suggest the local character of these wetlands. Along the coast, landforms such as Kenyon Island and Foster Point define the shifting interface between the river's fresh discharge and the brackish bays of the Texas Gulf Coast.