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2018 Map of Monroe North

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Monroe North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

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Monroe and West Monroe dominate the southern portion of this Ouachita Parish landscape, where the Ouachita River winds through a complex network of oxbows and backwaters. The urban and suburban expansion is evident in neighborhoods like Town and Country, Lakeshore, and North Monroe, which wrap around the significant wetland areas of Black Bayou Lake and the Chauvin Swamp. This environment dictated the local settlement pattern, forcing development onto the higher ground between the river's loops and the sprawling bayous.

Institutional landmarks are prominent, notably the Univ of Louisiana at Monroe campus and the industrial corridors near Sicard and the Monroe Regional Airport. For those tracing local history, several burial sites are recorded, including Saint Matthew Cem and the Old Monroe City Cem. The transition from the dense city grid to the outlying water bodies like Horseshoe Lake and Panhandle Bayou illustrates the deep connection between the city's growth and its hydrologic setting.