1987 Map of Panther Lake

About this map

Tensas Bayou and Joes Bayou snake through this alluvial landscape along the border of East Carroll Parish and Madison Parish. The terrain is defined by a dense network of meandering waterways, including Graveyard Bayou, Maiden Bayou, and Doe Bayou, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the Mississippi Delta region in the late 1980s. A small Cem stands as a quiet marker of local history near the northern bends of Joes Bayou. Southward, Panther Lake and the northern reaches of Bear Lake provide prominent landmarks within this rural expanse. The lack of concentrated settlements highlights an area primarily shaped by its hydrology and the agricultural or wilderness utility of the Louisiana wetlands. Researchers can trace the intricate connections of smaller streams like Fishers Creek and Bull Bayou as they feed into the larger bayou systems.