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2016 Map of Horseshoe Bend

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Horseshoe Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Red River carves a dramatic serpentine path along the border of Oklahoma and Texas in this topographical study. This section of the river valley is defined by significant alluvial peninsulas, most notably the namesake Horseshoe Bend and the expansive Addington Bend. These landforms, alongside Walnut Bend, illustrate the dynamic fluvial processes that have shaped the borderlands of Love County and Cooke County over generations.

Evidence of long-standing rural settlement is found in the presence of Decherds Cemetery and Black Cemetery, situated on the higher ground overlooking the river bottomlands. The eastern portion of the map shows the influence of modern water management where the river widens into Lake Texoma. This landscape is further etched by numerous tributaries including Hickory Creek, Rock Creek, and Tuttle Branch, which drain the surrounding plateaus into the main river channel.