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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

Banks and Eudora occupy the transitional landscape of northwestern Mississippi in the early 1980s, where the flat alluvial plains of the Delta meet the rising bluffs of the loess hills. This 1982 provisional edition illustrates a complex hydrological environment defined by the Coldwater River and the northern reaches of Lake Arkabutla. The map reveals a sharp contrast between the geometric agricultural drainage of the lowlands, marked by Beaverdam Bayou and Cormorant Bayou, and the winding, creek-carved terrain to the east.

Private developments and local geography are highlighted through numerous named water bodies in the hill country, including Lake O' The Hills, Koko Reef Lake, and Chief Chisca Lake. Along the western edge, historical watercourses like Lost Bayou and Beaverdam Lake suggest the earlier natural drainage patterns before modern levee and ditch systems were fully established. Small settlements like Trinity and Eudora serve as anchors in a region where the proximity to the county lines of De Soto, Tunica, and Tate counties influenced local development.