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1961 Map of Clam Lake

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Clam Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

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Coastal marshlands and the energy economy intersect along this Jefferson County shoreline in the early 1960s. The Clam Lake Oil Field occupies the central wetlands, where several Oil Wells are scattered among the tidal inlets and brackish lakes. To the north, the straight line of the Intracoastal Waterway cuts a distinct industrial path through the landscape, separating the interior marshes from the convoluted bends of Salt Bayou.

The landscape is defined by its transition from the shallow depths of the Gulf of Mexico to a labyrinth of water bodies like Clam Lake and Salt Lake. Small coastal outposts such as Fadden and Rebecca sit near the shoreline road, while names like Wiseman Lake and Dripping Vat Ponds suggest the localized history of these wetlands before more extensive modern development altered the Gulf Coast drainage patterns.