1984 Map of Buck Bay

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Sam Rayburn Reservoir dominates the landscape of this East Texas region, its vast waters filling the valley of the Ayish Bayou. The 1984 survey illustrates the complex, flooded topography of the Angelina National Forest, where peninsulas like Needmore Point and Powell Point extend into the reservoir. Small clusters of development appear at Parkway and near Brookeland, reflecting the area's transition toward recreation and lakeside living. Numerous named tributaries, including Pigeon Roost Creek, Huckleberry Creek, and Massey Good Creek, feed into the main body of water from the surrounding wooded hills. The irregular shoreline of the Five Fingers area further demonstrates how the rising waters redefined the local geography across the San Augustine, Sabine, and Jasper county lines.