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2018 Map of Bayou Pierre Lake

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bayou Pierre Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Carmel, Goss, and Naborton anchor this DeSoto Parish landscape, where the meandering course of Bayou Pierre and its adjacent wetlands dominate the northeastern terrain. The map reveals a complex network of waterways, including Smithport Lake and Bayou Pierre Lake, separated by Chicot Island and connected via the Sampson Channel. This area shows a transition from the saturated lowlands of the bayou system to the more developed uplands to the south and west.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural burial sites, such as Dill Cem and Truevine Cem, which serve as vital markers of the area's early community settlements. The presence of the Desoto Fire Tower near Mundy Bayou and the Naborton Cutoff highlights the intersection of forestry management and local transportation infrastructure that supported the region's development during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.