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1988 Map of Cane Bayou

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

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Cane Bayou meanders through the lowlands of Issaquena County and Warren County in this late-twentieth-century study of the Mississippi-Louisiana borderlands. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, dominated by large oxbow features like Eagle Lake and Cypress Lake. These water bodies and the accompanying Cypress Bayou trace the shifting path of the river system, creating a patchwork of parish and state boundaries.

A significant historical marker, the Old Indian Treaty Bdy, bisects the central portion of the map, providing a glimpse into the early territorial delineations of the region. This boundary, along with the intricate network of levees and smaller channels like Muddy Bayou, reflects the long history of land management and surveying in this delta environment. The map captures a moment in time before further environmental shifts altered these specific waterways and property lines.