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2015 Map of Fish Lake

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Fish Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Ouachita River meanders along the boundary of Union and Morehouse Parishes, anchoring a landscape of bottomland hardwoods and complex waterways. This riverine environment is defined by its landings, such as Thirteen Points Landing and Brantley Landing, which served as historical points of access for river traffic and local trade. Much of the eastern portion of the map is dominated by the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge, where a network of sloughs and lakes—including Shiloh Creek, Gar Lake, and Irvine Lake—characterizes the wetlands of northern Louisiana.

Terrain features like Hog Island and Potato Patch Ridge rise slightly above the surrounding marshes, indicating the importance of even minor elevation changes in this floodplain. Local roads such as Alabama Landing Rd and Indian Mound Rd hint at the area's long history of human activity and river-based transport. For genealogists and local historians, these specific road names and water features like Haggerty Camp Lake provide concrete markers for tracing family ties to the land and the seasonal rhythms of the river.