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2023 Map of Tarpon Bay

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Tarpon Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and Everglades National Park cover this landscape in Monroe County, where complex hydrology defines the environment. The map details an intricate network of moving water, including the Shark River Slough and the winding course of the Broad River. This is a world of transitions between fresh and brackish waters, where the North Harney River and Watson River provide drainage for the expansive sawgrass and mangrove systems of The Everglades.

Navigation through this interior is marked by the Everglades Paddling Trl, which threads through Tarpon Bay and connects various waterways like Avocado Creek. The presence of Rookery Mound and Rookery Branch suggests the critical importance of these secluded areas as bird nesting sites and ecological havens. The lack of roads or permanent settlements emphasizes the protected, wilderness status of the region, maintained for its unique natural heritage.