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1983 Map of Slocum

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Slocum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of Concordia Parish and across the state line into Mississippi are defined by the winding course of Bayou Cocodrie and the Mississippi River. In the early 1980s, this landscape was a complex mosaic of conservation efforts and energy extraction. Extensive oil operations like the Middle Bayou Cocodrie Oil Field and the Slocum Oil Field are interspersed with the protected lands of the Red River State Wildlife Management Area.

Evidence of human engineering is visible through the extensive network of the levee and spoil banks that attempt to manage the periodic flooding of Boggy Bayou and Wild Cow Bayou. The small settlement of Slocum serves as a local landmark near the Road on Levee, while river navigation is aided by a navigation light at Jackson Point. This document illustrates the delicate balance between the natural drainage of Patton Lake and the industrial infrastructure of the Louisiana-Mississippi border.