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2012 Map of Murdock NW

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Murdock NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Mossy Island Slough and Deer Prairie Slough dominate this section of Sarasota County, where the landscape is defined by the slow movement of water through the coastal lowlands. The geography is punctuated by isolated hardwood stands, or hammocks, including Cat Hammock, Messer Hammock, and the curiously named Clay Hole Hammock. These elevated features provide stable ground amidst a network of natural and engineered waterways like Mud Slough and the Big Slough Canal, which reflect efforts to manage the region's hydrology.

Evidence of ranching and utility infrastructure is seen in the straight lines of Coker Gully Rd and the N Power Line Trl. Recreation and land management are also represented by the Deer Prairie Slough Trl and Windy Sawgrass Trl, which offer access into the more interior wetland reaches. The presence of Walton Ranch Rd suggests the continued influence of large-scale landholdings in this part of Florida at the beginning of the 2010s.