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2025 Map of South Bird Island SE

Name: 2025 Topographic Map of South Bird Island SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2025
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2025

About this map

Padre Island National Seashore preserves a dynamic coastal landscape along the Texas coast, where the shifting sands of Padre Island meet the expansive Gulf of America. This 2025 survey illustrates a largely undeveloped barrier island environment, dominated by prominent sand dunes and elevations such as Green Hill, Dagger Hill, and Big Ball Hill. The terrain transition is marked by the Kleberg Co and Kenedy Co boundary line, which crosses the coastal flats south of Boggy Slough.

Hydrographic features like Janes Hole and the shoreline area known as Little Shell reflect the maritime character of this region. The absence of roads or permanent structures underscores the protected nature of the seashore, highlighting the raw interaction between the lagoon-side wetlands and the Gulf beach. This map serves as a primary record of the modern shoreline geometry and the specific placement of these named coastal landmarks.