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2024 Map of Fisheating Bay

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The western shoreline of Lake Okeechobee serves as the dominant focus of this Glades County landscape, where the settlement of Lakeport acts as a gateway to the vast marshlands and open waters. Water management and navigation define the local geography, visible through a network of engineered waterways such as the Harney Pond Canal, Old Moore Haven Canal, and the protective Rim Canal. These channels intersect with natural features like Fisheating Creek, which feeds into the broad expanse of Fisheating Bay.

Land access is concentrated along the northwest corner, where the Florida National Scenic Trl follows the edge of the lake near Big Bear Beach. Further into the interior waters, distinct landmarks like the Monkey Box and Curry Island emerge from the wetland environment. This area reflects a complex hydrological system where named passes like Dynamite Pass and Whiddens Pass facilitate movement through the dense vegetation and varying water levels characteristic of the region.