2020 Map of Fletcher Lake

About this map

The Mississippi River forms a wide, shifting boundary between Arkansas and Tennessee in this 2020 landscape, where the industrial expansion of Memphis meets the flood-prone plains of Crittenden County. On the Tennessee side, the heavy industrial infrastructure of Presidents Island Number Forty-five and Lake McKellar is evident through dense road networks like Riverport Rd and Paul R Lowry Rd. In contrast, the Arkansas bank is defined by smaller agricultural settlements and legacy drainage patterns. Locations such as Wyanoke, Waverly, and Riceville sit amidst a network of bayous including Tenmile Bayou and Decker Bayou. The Wyanoke Crevasse serves as a prominent reminder of the river's power to reshape the land, while local genealogy is grounded at sites like New Salem Cem and Saint Johns Cem. This survey illustrates the contrast between the organized port facilities of Tennessee and the rural, water-intersected stretches of eastern Arkansas.