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2015 Map of Spring Bay

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Spring Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Upper Peoria Lake dominates this 2015 perspective of the Illinois River valley, serving as the central geographic divider between Peoria and Woodford counties. On the western shore, the community of Mossville sits at the base of a complex bluff system where numerous hollows, including Poppet Hollow and Boyds Hollow, cut through the terrain toward the river. This western ridge is also home to the Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport and residential expansions like Cedar Bluff Estates.

Across the water, the village of Spring Bay and the neighborhood of Bay View Garden occupy the lower terrace land near the mouths of Blue Cr and Blalock Cr. For genealogists and local historians, several burial sites are documented across both sides of the lake, including Spring Bay Cem on the eastern bluffs and Robinson Cem near the western drainage of Dickinson Run. The map effectively shows the intersection of modern suburban development in Peoria Heights and Keller with the natural riparian landscape.