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1982 Map of Holly Beach

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Holly Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Holly Beach anchors this coastal landscape where the waters of the Gulf of Mexico meet the intricate wetlands of the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge. In the early 1980s, the region was characterized by the intensive extraction of natural resources from the marsh, evidenced by the East Mud Lake Gas Field, Mud Lake Gas Field, and the East Holly Beach Gas Field. These industrial footprints are superimposed over a fragile estuarine environment where the Creole Nature Trail winds northward past a Lookout Tower and Refuge Boat Ramp.

The hydrographic network is particularly complex here, with Mud Lake and Oyster Lake providing vital transitions between the tidal influence of the West Cove and the interior marsh. Long-established geographic markers like Back Ridge and Rabbit Island break the water-dominant terrain, while numerous small waterways such as Oyster Bayou and Second Bayou illustrate the natural drainage patterns that define the Cameron Parish coastline.