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2017 Map of Des Arc East

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Des Arc East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The White River carves a serpentine path through this delta landscape, defining the character of eastern Prairie County. Near the bend where Des Arc sits, the river’s oxbow history is visible in a network of water bodies like Horseshoe Lake, Round Lake, and Horn Lake. These features, along with Cypress Swamp and Alligator Lake, illustrate the complex hydrology of the bottomlands. Small rural hubs such as Erwin, Plunketts, and Letchworth serve as anchor points for the surrounding agricultural grid.

Local landmarks such as Saint Luke Cem and Trimble Island provide specific points of interest for those documenting family history or land use in the region. The map also records the boundary where the Cache River flows near the Prairie Co Monroe Co line. From the streets of Des Arc like W Pike St to the isolated reaches of Graveyard Slough, the document shows a territory deeply shaped by its proximity to shifting river channels and seasonal wetlands.