2016 Map of Mount Gilboa

About this map

Mt Gilboa and Mt Nebo stand as prominent landmarks in this rural landscape spanning the border of Jasper and Benton Counties. The area is defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure, with named waterways like Carpenter Creek and Big Pine Creek supplemented by numerous man-made channels including Ferry Ditch, Pine Creek Ditch, and Lague Ditch. This intricate system of water management indicates a landscape heavily modified for high-yield agriculture, where traditional creek beds have been straightened or diverted into ditches to drain the fertile soil of the Indiana prairie.