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2014 Map of The Basin

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of The Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The delta complex of the Mobile River and Tensaw River dominates this 2014 survey, revealing a landscape defined by shifting waterways and historical river-bluff navigation. The boundary between Mobile and Baldwin Counties winds through a dense network of bayous and lakes, including Bottle Creek and Lower Fisher Lake. This area was historically significant for river travel, evidenced by the sequential naming of landmark bluffs such as Twentyseven Mile Bluff and Twentyone Mile Bluff, which served as critical distance markers for pilots navigating the river systems north of the coast.

On the western edge, the settlement of Creola provides a rare point of upland development, adjacent to the Mark Reynolds/North Mobile County Airport. Genealogists may find interest in the secluded Smiths Cem, while the interior of the delta contains massive alluvial features like Mound Island and The Basin. The map captures the complex hydrography of Middle River and Little Lizard Creek as they weave through the bottomlands before the rivers converge.