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2010 Map of Durst Lakes

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Durst Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Angelina River meanders through this East Texas landscape, defining a complex system of wetlands and oxbow formations. In this 2010 survey, the river is flanked by several significant water bodies and sloughs, including Durst Lakes, Eagle Lake, and Horseshoe Lake, which highlight the shifting nature of the river channel over time. The presence of Old River Channel and Warner Slough further illustrates the hydrological history of the basin.

Human settlement and genealogy are anchored by specific landmarks such as the Cross Roads community and a series of family-named burial grounds. Researchers can identify the locations of Hester Cemetery in the west, Mount Hope Cemetery near Red Bayou, and Parkes Cemetery to the southeast. The area is intersected by numerous watercourses like Beaver Creek, Devils Bayou, and Turkey Creek, which likely dictated early land use and settlement patterns before the modern road network was established.