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1987 Map of Tensas Bluff

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Tensas Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Tensas River meanders through this landscape, defining a network of oxbow lakes and bottomland hardwood environments within the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge and the Big Lake State Wildlife Management Area. The terrain is marked by the distinctive Tensas Bluff and numerous water bodies like Fool Lake, Blue Lake, and Trusler Lake, which trace the historic shifts of the river's path. These waterways, including Bengal Slough and Jordan Bayou, reflect the complex hydrology of the Mississippi Delta region in the late 1980s.

Transportation and infrastructure are represented by an Old RR Grade cutting through the forest and a Landing Strip near the riverbanks. The map documents parish boundaries where Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, and Franklin Parish meet. This era shows a landscape dedicated to conservation and managed wildlife areas, with subtle markers of human activity like a Pumping Sta and a Ferry crossing point remaining on the landscape.