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1982 Map of Stubbs Island

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Stubbs Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a complex landscape of shifting banks and abandoned channels along the border of Arkansas and Mississippi. This 1982 provisional survey documents a section of the river defined by massive landforms like Stubbs Island and Bordeaux Point, where the river's historical movement is visible in features such as the Hardin Cut-off. The presence of the Whitehall Crevasse indicates the ongoing struggle with flood control and river engineering in this alluvial reach.

To the west, the St Francis River meanders through a dense network of oxbows and backwater lakes, including Laddie Lake, Box Lake, and Brushy Lake. Named points such as Halbert Point and Hardin Point reflect the heritage of river navigation and early land claims. The intricate waterways of Kate Adams Chute and Hardin Chute illustrate how side channels and chutes remained vital components of the river's morphology before modern stabilization.