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2013 Map of Open Lake

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Open Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tomato and the shifting western bank of the Mississippi River define this corner of the Arkansas-Tennessee border. The landscape is a complex network of active and former water channels, reflecting the river's dynamic history through features like Island Number 25, Stiegers Eddy, and the Bend of Island Number Twentyfive. These riverfront landmarks, alongside Barfield Point and Lassiter Bar, highlight the significance of river navigation and the ever-changing shoreline that dictated settlement patterns in the Mississippi Delta.

Inland, the hydrology remains dominant with the expansive Open Lake and the winding course of the Middle Fork Forked Deer River and Lower Forked Deer River. A series of landings, including Goses Landing, Wardlows Pocket Landing, and Litler Landing, mark the historical transition points between water and road transport. Small sloughs and lakes like Camp Slough and Swan Lake are scattered throughout the low-lying terrain, connected by a network of rural routes such as Open Lake Rd and Snyder Bluff Rd.