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1982 Map of Banks

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Banks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of the Mississippi Delta meet the rising bluff line of the Loess Hills in this early 1980s provisional survey. Banks serves as a central reference point in the flat alluvial plain of the west, where intricate drainage systems like Cormorant Bayou and Beaverdam Bayou manage the water levels of the surrounding agricultural land. A notable commercial operation, the Fish Farm, is situated near the center of the sheet, reflecting the local aquaculture economy of the period.

To the east, the landscape shifts dramatically into a densely wooded ridge system populated by numerous small, named water bodies. Private and recreational lakes such as Lake O' The Hills, Koko Reef Lake, and Lake Greenwood Leflore are tucked into the drainages of Whites Creek and Sam Creek. The southern boundary is defined by the Coldwater River and the northern reaches of Lake Arkabutla, while small settlements like Eudora and Trinity anchor the higher ground along the eastern edge.