1988 Map of Lucre

About this map

Hydraulic engineering and timber management define this portion of the Mississippi Delta where the Yazoo River meets the Big Sunflower River. The landscape is a complex network of natural meanders and modern interventions, featuring the Will M Whittington Auxiliary Channel and the Lake George Drainage Ditch, both designed to manage the flood-prone bottomlands. Much of the western territory is preserved within the Delta National Forest, including the South Greentree Reservoir and the Six Mile Cut-Off. Local settlement is sparse, centered around the small communities of Lucre and Cypress. Numerous wells and the Dick Lake Air Strip indicate a landscape utilized for resource extraction and low-altitude aviation, while the oxbows of Lake George and Clark Lake reveal the ancient paths of the river system before modern levee and canal controls.