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2022 Map of Mooring

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Mooring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Mississippi River carves a massive, serpentine path through the borderlands of Tennessee and Missouri, defining the shifting geography of Lake County. This section of the river is characterized by dynamic alluvial features, including the sprawling Island Number Thirteen and the secondary channels of Williams Chute and the Chute of Island Number 14. The landscape is a complex network of towheads and bars, such as Joe Eckles Towhead and Alaska Light Bar, which speak to the river's historical power in shaping the land.

On the Tennessee side, the small settlements of Stewart and Mooring anchor the local geography. Local history is preserved in several family and community burial grounds, including Stewart Cem, Organ Cem, Wagner Cem, and Mooring Cem. The interior is crisscrossed by a dense grid of rural roads like Tiptonville Obion Levee Rd and Hoecake Rd, which navigate the low-lying terrain between Sheep Ridge and the Blue Bank Bayou.