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2015 Map of Stubbs Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Mississippi River meanders define this borderland where Arkansas and Mississippi meet along a complex network of chutes and cutoff channels. The river's shiftings are etched into the landscape through features like the Hardin Cut-Off and the Whitehall Crevasse, illustrating the volatile hydrologic history of the region. Local transport and commerce once centered on river access points such as Saint Francis Island Landing and Harbert Landing, which served the surrounding bottomlands.

Dense wetlands and oxbow lakes, including Laddie Lake, Cannon Lake, and Tunica Lake, dominate the terrain west of the main channel. Much of this alluvial environment is preserved within the St. Francis National Forest. The map also details numerous named bars and points, such as Ground Lump Bar and Bordeaux Point, which were critical navigational markers for pilots navigating the ever-changing river bends.