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1988 Map of Buck Island

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Buck Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Buck Island and Tansey Island dominate this reach of the lower Mississippi floodplains, where the border between Concordia Parish and Adams County follows the shifting path of the river. The complex hydrology of the late 1980s is on full display, showcasing the dramatic engineering of the Glasscock Cutoff and the Homochitto River Canal. These man-made adjustments to the natural drainage systems were designed to manage the immense power of the Mississippi River, which otherwise carved landmarks like Esperance Point and Glasscock Point.

Away from the main river channel, the landscape is a network of backwater bayous and seasonal wetlands. Features such as Mills Bayou, Abernathy Channel, and Mud Flats Bayou illustrate how the water moves through this alluvial plain. Smaller water bodies like Goose Lake and Round Lake dot the interior islands, providing a granular look at the riparian environment before it crosses the southern boundary into Wilkinson County.