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2020 Map of Readland

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Grand Lake dominates the landscape of this riverfront boundary region where Chicot County meets the winding course of the Mississippi River. The settlement of Readland sits on the western shore of the lake, serving as a focal point for a rural landscape defined by complex hydrography and agricultural grid lines. This area represents a triple-point of state geography, capturing the intersection of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

The hydrology of the Mississippi Delta is meticulously recorded here, from the oxbow formation of Matthews Bend to engineered navigation features like the Worthington Cutoff and Grand Lake Cutoff. The map reveals how the river's movement creates unique landforms such as Island Number Eighty-Eight and Cracraft Towhead, which sit alongside seasonally shifting features like Carolina Bar. Away from the main river channel, sluggish watercourses like Otter Bayou and Bayou Macon snake through the bottomlands, reflecting the ancient drainage patterns of the floodplain.