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1982 Map of Lake Wimico

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Lake Wimico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Lake Wimico and the surrounding coastal marshlands dominate this 1980s orthophotomap of the Florida Panhandle. The landscape is defined by the engineered passage of the Intracoastal Waterway, which cuts directly through the lake's eastern reach. While much of the area is designated as swamp, the intricate network of natural tidewaters like Possum Branch, Indian Bayou, and Horseshoe Creek reveals the original hydrological character before modern maritime navigation improvements.

Evidence of historical land use appears in the dotted lines of the Forbes Purchase, a significant private land claim in Florida's history. Small landmarks such as the Searcy landing and various navigation lights punctuate the shoreline near Cutoff Island and Coldwater Point. The boundary between Gulf and Franklin counties is clearly delineated as it traverses the wetlands south of Columbus Bayou, providing a precise look at these remote coastal reaches before late-century development.