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1971 Map of Mitchell Dam

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Mitchell Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Mitchell Dam anchors this stretch of the Coosa River, marking the transition where the Coosa River Mitchell Lake feeds through the Powerplant into the Jordan Lake Coosa River. The 1971 landscape reveals the complex hydrology of the region, where significant tributaries like Weogufka Creek, Hatchet Creek, and Walnut Creek converge with the main river channel. This geography created a rugged shoreline of inlets and islands, including the prominent Goat Island near the Chilton and Coosa county line.

Upland from the reservoir, the map documents a rural infrastructure of local importance for genealogists and historians. Several country churches and family burial grounds are recorded, including Flint Hill Ch and Corinth Ch, along with the Williams Cem and Corinth Cem. The presence of the Clanton Pumping Station and various pipelines indicates the area's role in local utility networks during the early 1970s.