1994 Map of South of Star Lake

About this map

Mc Faddin National Wildlife Refuge dominates the upper-left corner of this coastal survey, where the Texas shoreline meets the vast expanse of the Gulf of Mexico. Compiled from 1960s planimetry and revised with late-1980s aerial photography, the map documents a sparse marshland environment defined by industrial and maritime infrastructure. A single road, 87, traces the thin strip of land between the wetlands and the sea. The presence of an Oil Well, a Pipeline, a Radio Tower, and a Heliport reflects the offshore energy economy's footprint on the Jefferson County coast. This mid-1990s edition is particularly useful for tracking shoreline changes, as it establishes the approximate line of mean high water during an era when the mean tidal range was recorded at approximately one foot.