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2016 Map of Tennemo

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Tennemo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Tennemo and the surrounding river bottomlands are captured here along the shifting border of Tennessee and Missouri. This 2016 survey highlights the complex hydrology of the Mississippi River as it navigates Linwood Bend, creating distinctive features like Island Number 14, Blaker Towhead, and Gore Towhead Bar. The landscape is defined by the levee and drainage systems essential for agriculture in this low-lying region, including the Tiptonville-Obion Levee Rd and the courses of Blue Bank Bayou and Running Reelfoot Bayou.

Settlement patterns are dispersed, with small communities like Cottonwood Grove and Owl Hoot connected by a network of local roads such as Hoecake Rd and Hurd Loop Rd. The map illustrates the jurisdictional complexity of the area, where county and state lines follow the old, meandering paths of the river, often leaving portions of one county isolated from its main landmass by the current river channel.