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1985 Map of Bird Island Point

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Bird Island Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

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Lake Catahoula dominates this 1980s landscape, serving as a massive basin for a complex network of bayous and rivers along the border of La Salle and Catahoula Parishes. The ephemeral nature of the water is evident in the transition from the lake bed to the Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge and the Saline State Wildlife Management Area. Numerous waterways like French Fork, Muddy Bayou, and Little Lake Slough converge here, illustrating the hydrologic importance of the area.

Settlement is sparse, concentrated primarily at Whitehall in the north and small clusters near the Old River and Little River. The presence of Minnow Ponds and various Gaging Stations and Pumping Stations points to a landscape managed for both wildlife conservation and local industry. Genealogists may find interest in the scattered Cem locations and the family-named drainage features like Hemphill Creek and Jones Branch that define the local topography.