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2024 Map of Swan Lake NW

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Swan Lake NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge and the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge dominate this landscape, preserving a complex wetland ecosystem in the Mississippi Delta. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Steele Bayou, Granicus Bayou, and Puzzle Bayou, which thread between oxbow formations like Swan Lake and Moon Lake. These waterways reflect the ancient shifting courses of the river system, creating a patchwork of swamp and forest.

Agricultural holdings and rural settlements like Muskedine and McCutcheon occupy the higher ground between the bayous. Local history is anchored by sites like Macedonia Cem and a network of named roads, including Woods Sawmill Rd and Percy Willis Rd, which suggest the area's long-standing connection to timber and family-owned farmsteads. The grid of sections and ranges remains the primary framework for the scattered homes and hunting camps found throughout the wetlands.