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2015 Map of Bloomsdale

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Bloomsdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a complex borderland between Missouri and Illinois here, where shifts in the river's course have left a legacy of islands and side channels. Significant landforms like Fort Chartres Island, Establishment Island, and Lee Island are separated from the mainland by chutes such as Salt Lake Chute and Establishment Chute. This riverine environment is mirrored by a landscape of deep ravines on the Missouri side, including Wolf Hollow and Brickeys Hollow, which drain toward the river through intricate creek systems.

Bloomsdale serves as a primary settlement point near the confluence of Kinsey Cr and Fourche a Du Clos. Further north, smaller communities like Brickeys, Needmore, and Clement occupy the transition between the upland hollows and the fertile bottomlands. These areas are linked by a network of established routes like Levee Rd and Kaskaskia Rd, reflecting the long history of settlement and flood management in the American Bottom region.