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2019 Map of Missouri City

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Missouri City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Missouri City and Sugar Land define the suburban landscape of eastern Fort Bend County in this recent survey. The map reveals the intricate water management required for this low-lying region, where the winding Brazos River and Oyster Creek are supplemented by the System Canal and drainage features like Snake Slough and Flat Bank Creek. Pockets of older history remain visible amidst the modern residential growth, such as Dewalt, Trammels, and the Cementerio San Isidro near Paynes.

High-density development spreads south from Stafford and Fifth Street, filling the space between major thoroughfares like the Fort Bend Pkwy and Sam Houston Pkwy. Large recreational and medical footprints are evident at Hermann Hospital Lake and Kitty Hollow Lake. This detailed record captures the state of Texas suburban expansion at the end of the 2010s, showing the conversion of formerly rural areas near Thompsons and Arcola into the modern metropolitan fringe of Houston.