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1993 Map of Holla Bend

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Holla Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Arkansas River meanders through this portion of Pope and Yell Counties, defining a landscape shaped by significant hydrological engineering. The Winthrop Holla Bend Rockefeller Cutoff and the Point Bar Cutoff illustrate how the river's path was straightened, leaving behind a complex of oxbows and backwaters like Lodge Lake and Long Lake. This fertile river bottom geography is largely dedicated to conservation, split between the Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge and the Galla Creek State Wildlife Management Area.

Cultural life is concentrated on the higher ground to the north and south of the river plain. The northern sector includes the town of Pottsville and the community of Bethel, while the southern reaches feature the rural settlements of Lakeview and Carden Bottoms. Genealogists will find numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Pisgah Cem, Plott Cem, and Bethel Cem, alongside rural landmarks like Pine Ridge Ch and Carden Bottom Ch.