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1969 Map of Centerville NE

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Centerville NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Atchafalaya Basin Floodway dominates this terrain, revealing a landscape defined by an intricate network of drainage and industrial extraction. In the late 1960s, the region was heavily utilized for natural gas production, evidenced by the Gas Field in the northwest and the Mystic Bayou Gas Field further south. These fields are serviced by various canals and pipelines that cut through the dense swamp environment.

Navigable water routes are essential to the area's geography, specifically the East Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Alternate Route) which borders the eastern edge near Bayou Natchez. The map illustrates the complex hydrology of the basin, where ancient channels like the Old River intersect with active bayous such as Long Bayou and Fourche Bayou. To the southwest, the expanse of Grand Lake indicates the basin's transition into larger open water bodies, while scattered Oil Well and Drill Hole symbols mark the points of subsurface exploration.