2021 Map of Lake Ingraham West

About this map

Everglades National Park meets the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico in this coastal survey of Monroe County. This low-lying maritime landscape is defined by the three distinct points of the southern peninsula—Northwest Cape, Middle Cape, and the broader reach of Cape Sable. Inland, the map documents the transition from the brackish waters of Lake Ingraham to the sawgrass environment of Raulerson Prairie. The network of tidal flows, including Little Sable Creek, illustrates the complex hydrology of The Everglades as it reaches the sea. With no road access or developed settlements shown, the map records an environment primarily shaped by natural sedimentation and coastal erosion at the southwestern tip of the Florida mainland.