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2020 Map of Ginhouse Island

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Ginhouse Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Tombigbee River snakes through a dense network of bottomland swamps and bayous along the Washington and Clarke county line. This riverine landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, featuring numerous cut-off lakes and secondary channels like Ginhouse Lake, Green Lake, and Otter Bayou. The elevation remains low, as evidenced by the expansive Mud Swamp and the presence of named landmasses within the floodplain such as Ginhouse Island and Monger Island.

Human activity is concentrated at the river's high points and industrial sites. Oven Bluff and McIntosh Bluff provide rare stable ground overlooking the water, while the Ciba Geigy McIntosh Plant Pond 1 indicates a significant industrial footprint on the western side of the river. The area is threaded with local routes like Monger Lake Rd and Dead River Rd, which navigate the various guts and sloughs, including Cypress Knee Gut and Hunters Slough.