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2019 Map of New Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of New Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

New Lake dominates this low-lying landscape along the boundary of Hyde and Tyrrell counties. The map illustrates a highly managed coastal plain environment where natural watercourses like the Southwest Fork Alligator River are interconnected with man-made drainage systems. Significant among these are the Dunbar Canal and the Old State Canal, which reflect long-standing efforts to reclaim and drain the wetlands for agriculture and transit. The presence of Long Ridge provides a slight elevation contrast to the surrounding marshy terrain.

Accessibility is limited to a few arterial routes, most notably New Lake Rd, which skirts the eastern shore of the lake. This 2019 survey documents the intricate network of wetlands and small waterways that define the North Carolina inner banks, showing how the drainage infrastructure continues to shape the local geography and land use patterns decades after the initial canals were cut through the pocosin.