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2014 Map of Lake Cheatham

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Lake Cheatham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Wargo Landing sits at the heart of this alluvial landscape where the Arkansas River and Mississippi River converge along the border of Desha and Bolivar counties. The terrain is defined by a complex network of active and former river channels, including Little Jefferson Lake, Lake Cheatham, and Swan Lake. These oxbows and sloughs, such as Horsehead Slough and Hogpen Slough, trace the historical migration of the rivers across the delta.

Local infrastructure is represented by the Great River Rd and Highway 10, which navigate around prominent landforms like Big Island and Wells Point. The map provides a detailed view of the drainage systems that characterize this region, from Sutton Bayou to Canal Number 66. This intersection of water and land illustrates the traditional river-dependent geography of the Arkansas-Mississippi borderlands before modern developments further altered the floodplain.