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2011 Map of Grand Bay SW

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Grand Bay SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The coastal marshlands and intricate tidal inlets of the Alabama-Mississippi border are defined here by a shifting network of bayous and islands. Along the western edge, The Prairie transitions into the brackish waters of Bangs Lake and the winding Bangs Bayou. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling Pt Aux Chenes Bay, where numerous small islands such as L'Isle Chaude and Bangs Island separate the inner marshes from the open waters of the Mississippi Sound.

Evidence of maritime navigation is clear along the southern portion of the map where the Intracoastal Waterway cuts through the sound. Further east, the Grande Batture Islands and the North Rigolets and South Rigolets islands mark the precarious boundary between protected bays and the Gulf waters. This 2011 survey documents a highly fluid environment where landmarks like Point Aux Chenes and Bayou Cumbest serve as primary identifiers in an area largely devoid of inland development.