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2020 Map of Bonita SW

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Bonita SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Bayou Bonne Idee winds prominently through this section of Morehouse Parish, defining a landscape of low-lying wetlands and agricultural drainage. The topography is marked by a complex network of seasonal water bodies, including the wide reaches of The Swale and Little Brake to the southeast. Unlike the straighter channels of Cypress Bayou or Bayou Galion, the meandering path of the main bayou suggests a relic stream bed that continues to shape local movement and land division.

Local history is anchored by Heart Cem and thoroughfares like Johnson School Rd, which hint at the rural communities and centers of life that have persisted along these waterways. The network of parish roads, such as Merton Rowe Rd and Claude Deville Rd, follows the higher ground adjacent to the bayou, reflecting a long-standing settlement pattern where transport was dictated by the subtle elevation changes of the Louisiana delta.