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2017 Map of Grays

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Grays
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Patterson and Grays anchor the upper reaches of this landscape, where the agricultural grid meets the winding bottomlands of the Cache River. The area is characterized by an extensive network of drainage ditches and sloughs, such as Mill Ditch and Locust Slough, reflecting a history of complex water management in the Arkansas Delta. Numerous small family or community burial grounds are scattered throughout the quadrangle, including Easton Cem, Whitehall Cem, and the Barbee Cem near the southern settlement of Bulltown.

To the south, the terrain softens into a series of lakes and wetlands near the Bayou De View, featuring Little Reddon Lake, Lost Lake, and Hurricane Lake. The map details the transition from high-ground ridges like Nubbin Ridge to the low-lying wetlands of Big Slash, illustrating the relationship between the region's topography and its historical settlement patterns at Wiville, Colona, and DeView.