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2024 Map of Cow Bone Island

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Cow Bone Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Big Cypress National Preserve occupies the southern portion of this landscape, defining a region where water and land are inextricably linked. The terrain is characterized by "strands" and "islands," such as Kissimmee Billy Strand, Cow Bell Strand, and Cow Bone Island, which rise slightly above the surrounding wetlands. This hydraulic network is further defined by the West Feeder Canal and natural drainage features like Lard Can Slough.

Human presence is marked by a network of specialized routes, including the Florida National Scenic Trl and the descriptive Buggy Trl and Adventure Hunting Trl. At the northern edge, Mc Daniels Ranch stands as a primary point of settlement, while the Billie Swamp Safari Rd hints at the area's contemporary land use and tourism. The grid of section lines and range markers like t48s r33e provides the only formal geometry over this fluid, seasonally variable environment.