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2024 Map of Telegraph Swamp SE

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Telegraph Swamp SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Fort Denaud and Alva anchor the southern reaches of this landscape, where the agricultural and rural character of Southwest Florida is clearly defined by its complex hydrology. The interior is a web of named wetlands and watercourses, including the extensive Telegraph Swamp and the drainage of Jacks Branch, which feeds into Jacks Lake. These natural features dictate the irregular grid of local roads and the placement of remote airfields like South Point Airport and Flying L Airport.

A convergence of four counties—Charlotte, Glades, Lee, and Hendry—meets within this quadrangle, highlighting its position as a transitional rural zone. For those tracing local heritage, the Fort Denaud Cem sits near the Caloosahatchee corridor, while northern labels such as Clay Gully and Bullhead Strand mark the persistence of the native palmetto and cypress landscape amidst modern rural developments.