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2020 Map of Panther Lake

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Panther Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Joes Bayou and its numerous tributaries dominate this low-lying segment of the Mississippi Delta along the border of East Carroll Parish and Madison Parish. The intricate drainage network, characterized by slow-moving waterways like Graveyard Bayou and Maiden Doe Bayou, reflects the alluvial nature of the landscape where water dictates the patterns of human activity. The presence of Valentine Ditch indicates historical efforts to manage these wetlands for agricultural use.

Concentrations of rural infrastructure appear along winding routes such as State Rte 877 and Panther Rd, which provide access to the area around Panther Lake. The map reveals a transition from these clustered roads in the north to the broader, more open wetlands of the southern portion of the quadrangle. For those researching family history in the parishes, the specific names of these local bayous and ditches offer a fine-grained look at the landscape as it was documented by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2020.