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2020 Map of Grand Gulf

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Grand Gulf sits at a strategic bend where the Mississippi River meets the mouth of the Big Black River, marking a landscape defined by centuries of hydrological change. The shifting course of the great river is visible in the complex network of oxbows and secondary channels, including Yucatan Lake, Dishroon Lake, and Old River Lake. These water bodies, along with the Yucatan Cutoff and Yucatan Ditch, illustrate the constant engineering and natural evolution required to manage navigation in this volatile floodplain.

On the higher ground of the eastern bluffs, sites like Thompsons Bluff and the Grand Gulf Cem provide a glimpse into the historic settlement patterns of Claiborne County. The map details the transition from the swampy bottomlands of Middle Ground Island and Togo Island to the upland ridges traversed by Grand Gulf Rd and Bald Hill Rd, documenting the enduring relationship between the river's path and the communities along its banks.