1970 Map of Lake Harbor

Water management dominates the terrain, defined by the Herbert Hoover Dyke and the Rim Canal protecting the mucklands from the lake. Offshore, Ritta Island sits prominently in the lake waters, marked with several Pump stations that highlight the ongoing efforts to control the water table for the surrounding industrial farms. The transition from the natural expanse of South Bay to the highly engineered landscape south of the dike illustrates the massive mid-century transformation of the Florida interior.