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2014 Map of Dumas

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Dumas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The city of Dumas serves as the focal point of this Delta landscape, where a grid of rural roads and drainage networks support the agricultural life of Desha County. To the north, the winding course of the Arkansas River is mirrored by remnant oxbows and wetlands including Silver Lake and Mud Lake. These water bodies, along with extensive waterways like Oak Log Bayou and Oakwood Bayou, define the low-lying terrain between the small settlements of Mitchellville and Pendleton.

Local history is preserved in sites such as Leach Cem and Jerusalem Cem, while the agrarian character of the region is evident in the transition from town blocks to the named crossroads at Oaklawn and Back Gate. The map details a complex intersection of natural hydrology and human settlement, tracing how the community of Dumas has organized itself around the alluvial plains and bayous of southeastern Arkansas.