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2018 Map of Cottonport

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Cottonport serves as the focal point of this Avoyelles Parish landscape, where the street grid is dense with local landmarks such as the Central Louisiana Technical Community College Cottonport Campus and Saint Anthony Cem. The surrounding territory is defined by a complex network of waterways, including the winding Bayou Rouge and Indian Bayou, which feed into numerous wetlands and distinctive water bodies like Jews-harp Lake and Boggy Lake.

South of the main settlement, the land opens into a more rural pattern of dispersed communities like Evergreen and Goudeau. The terrain features subtle shifts in elevation at Gum Ridge, while the artificial Coco Canal demonstrates the region's managed drainage system. This area reflects a long-standing balance between established inland settlements and the pervasive bayous and lakes, such as Big-Buttonwood Lake, that dominate the southern reaches of the quadrangle.