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2019 Map of Fishs Eddy

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Fishs Eddy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The East Branch Delaware River carves a deep path through the Delaware County highlands, anchoring a series of riverfront settlements and agricultural flats. Small communities like East Branch, Fishs Eddy, and Peas Eddy are positioned along the riverbank, where the topography levels out into landforms such as Earlys Flat and Green Flats. The landscape is defined by its dramatic vertical relief, with numerous hollows—including Tar Hollow, Wheeler Hollow, and Nancokus Hollow—draining into the main river channel.

Upland areas such as French Woods and the country near Pea Brook reveal a quieter rural character, evidenced by the distribution of family and community burial grounds like Partridge Island Cem and the French Woods Church Cem. Water is a constant presence, from the expansive Black Ash Swamp and Somerset Lake to the protected corridor of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, reflecting a region where the natural drainage patterns continue to dictate the footprint of human habitation.