1930 Map of Mellwood

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a complex landscape of oxbows and shifting banks along the border of Arkansas and Mississippi in this 1930 survey. The map documents the persistent struggle against the river's power, marking the locations of the Ferguson Crevasse 1912 and the Knowlton Crevasse 1913, where the levee system failed during early 20th-century floods. Extensive engineering efforts are visible through the Sunflower Revetment and Knowlton Revetment, which attempt to stabilize the channel near Knowlton and Sunflower Bend.