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2016 Map of Lake Drummond SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Great Dismal Swamp dominates the landscape of this 2016 survey, a massive wetland wilderness straddling the border of Virginia and North Carolina. The map captures a complex system of hydraulic engineering designed to navigate and manage this environment, including the historic Dismal Swamp Canal and the Intracoastal Waterway. A network of numbered drainage channels, such as Number One Ditch through Number Four Ditch, crisscrosses the terrain, illustrating the long-term efforts to reclaim and utilize this saturated land.

Small pockets of elevated terrain like Smith Ridge and Culpeper Island provide dry footing amidst the surrounding wetlands. The settlement of Cornland sits near the northern boundary, connected to the swamp interior by the Lake Drummond Causeway. The drainage patterns, including the eastward-flowing Northwest River and Joyce Cr, define the natural movement of water before it reaches the coastal sounds.