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2011 Map of Badin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Yadkin River and Pee Dee River define this Piedmont landscape, dominated by a series of hydroelectric developments. Massive water-control structures including Narrows Dam, Badin Dam, and Yadkin Falls Dam have transformed the river valley into Badin Lake and Lake Tillery. These reservoirs surround physical landmarks like Graveyard Island and Palmer Mountain, illustrating the radical topographic shift from a free-flowing river to a managed industrial power source.

Settlements like Badin and Palmerville are clustered near the hydroelectric works, while the eastern terrain rises into the Uwharrie Mountains. Evidence of the region's extractive history persists at the Coggins Mine near Eldorado. Rural life is marked by several small burial grounds, such as Russell Cemetery and Lanes Chapel Cemetery, which stand alongside the modern recreation areas of Morrow Mountain State Park.