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2023 Map of Ship Bottom

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Ship Bottom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Manahawkin Bay separates the mainland settlements of Manahawkin and Beach Haven West from the slender barrier of Long Beach Island. This coastal geography is defined by a complex network of salt marshes and tidal channels, including the Intracoastal Waterway which threads between the mainland and the island chain. On the Atlantic side, the linear development of Ship Bottom, Surf City, and Harvey Cedars shows the dense residential grid that has come to define these seaside communities.

Inland, the Gunning River and Manahawkin Creek drain into the bay through a labyrinth of small islands and ponds such as Harry Pond and Log Creek Pond. The map captures the specialized landscape of the Jersey Shore, where ecological features like Sloop Sedge and Marshelder Island exist alongside modern infrastructure, notably the E Bay Ave causeway that provides the critical link over Bonnet Island to the shore communities.