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2020 Map of Mellwood

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Mellwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the landscape here, snaking between Arkansas and Mississippi across a series of major river features. This 2020 edition provides a clear view of the shifting alluvial geography where Island Number Sixtyfive and Jackson Point dominate the northern river bend. The map illustrates a distinct pattern of agricultural land use and drainage, where networks of bayous like Big Sandy Bayou and Bee Bayou interlace with local rural routes.

Small settlements such as Mellwood, Ferguson, and Lundell are situated along the transport corridor of the western bank. For local historians, these locations along with Mosby Spur and Catron represent the modern footprint of the Mississippi Delta's agrarian economy. To the east, the oxbow at Desoto Lake and the Sunflower Cut-Off demonstrate the ongoing evolution of the river's path and its surrounding wetlands.