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2024 Map of Crocketts Bluff

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

White River oxbows and expansive wetlands dominate this portion of Arkansas County, where the river's winding course marks the boundary with Monroe County. Much of the eastern landscape is protected within the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge, a labyrinth of backwaters including Maddox Bay, Upper Forked Lake, and Goose Lake. These water bodies represent the remnant channels and sloughs of a shifting river system, creating a specialized environment of bays and bottomlands.

Human settlement is concentrated on the higher ground to the west, notably at Crocketts Bluff and St. Charles. Local history is anchored by several rural burial grounds such as Crocketts Bluff Cem, Saint John Cem, and Hopewell Cem. The transition from the alluvial forests to the agricultural plains is marked by features like Tarleton Ditch and a network of section-line roads such as Sam Deberry Rd and George Smith Rd, illustrating the intersection of natural river dynamics and organized land drainage.