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2018 Map of Buck Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Mississippi River dynamics dominate this low-lying borderland between Adams County, Mississippi, and Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrography, where the Glasscock Cutoff has altered the main channel's flow, leaving behind features like Glasscock Point. Inland from the river, a sprawling network of wetlands and seasonal waterways characterizes the terrain, including Gaillards Lake, Lake Lucille, and the extensive Belmont Slough.

The southern portion of the quadrangle is largely occupied by the winding path of the Homochitto River and its various distributaries, such as the West Fork Homochitto River and the Abernathy Channel. Named landforms like Tansey Island and Buck Island emerge from the surrounding marsh. While the western half is defined by water and wetlands, the eastern edge shows the transition to slightly higher ground, marked by small drainages like Walnut Cr and Second Cr, and a sparse network of local routes including E Sibley Farms Rd.