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2011 Map of Red Leaf

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Red Leaf
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Mississippi River meanders define the complex landscape of this borderland, where the water divides Arkansas and Mississippi. The massive oxbow of Lake Chicot dominates the western portion of the sheet, while the river's main channel winds past Walker Bend and Island Number 84. This environment is a maze of hydraulic management and alluvial history, evidenced by the Sunnyside Revetment and Leland Bar Dikes designed to stabilize the shifting banks.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground and levee lines, connecting small communities like Red Leaf, Sunnyside, and Vaucluse. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several local burial grounds, including the Red Leaf Cemetery, Old Lakeport Cemetery, and Old Refuge Cemetery. Near the southern edge, the Ditch Bayou Station Dam and the label for Lake Port indicate the intersection of agricultural drainage needs and historical river landings in this delta region.