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2016 Map of Star Lake

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Star Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The coastal wetlands of Jefferson County are defined by a complex network of marshes and water management features. Spindletop Marsh and Salt Bayou Marsh dominate the interior, where the Spindletop Ditch and Spindletop Gully regulate the flow of water across this low-lying landscape. The geography is anchored by Star Lake and the prominent Intracoastal Waterway, which serves as a vital artery for maritime transit through the region.

Along the southern edge, the terrain meets the Gulf of Mexico at McFaddin Beach. This area illustrates the late 20th and early 21st-century efforts to balance industrial transit with the preservation of natural hydrology, visible in the way Fivemile Cut and Willie Slough interact with the larger bayous. Small topographic variations like Big Hill provide rare elevation in an otherwise fluid environment of lakes and sloughs.