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1999 Map of Lake Woodruff

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Lake Woodruff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The St Johns River carves a winding path through this wetland-dominated landscape, connecting the expansive waters of Lake Dexter and Lake Woodruff. The area is defined by its complex hydrology of marshy islands and tributary creeks like Alexander Spring Creek and Tick Island Creek. Settlement is sparse, concentrated at riverine access points such as Shell Landing and Hickory Landing. On the southern edge, the community of Fullerville and the residential development at Lake Kathryn Heights represent more established upland habitation near the Lake Kathryn shoreline.

Conservation boundaries dominate the territory, with the National Wildlife Refuge and Ocala National Forest preserving the habitat around Deadmans Bend. Historical river navigation is evidenced by names like Saint Francis and Crows Bluff near the Whitehair Bridge. The map records a moment of ecological preservation before the turn of the century, where the transition from river to swamp remains largely unbridged by heavy infrastructure, save for a lone Landing Strip and a few scattered groves.