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2019 Map of Wabash Island

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Wabash Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The confluence of the Wabash River and the Ohio River defines this complex borderland where Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky meet. The landscape is dominated by riverine features, notably the large Wabash Island and Mackeys Island, which sit amidst a network of active and relic watercourses. These wetlands, including Goose Pond, Fehrer Lake, and Berdick Slough, indicate a territory shaped by seasonal flooding and the shifting meanders of the river systems.

Evidence of local history and rural infrastructure is scattered across the bottomlands. To the west, Shawneetown Hills rises above the alluvial plain, while the Rowe Cem near Cypress Slough provides a fixed point for genealogical research. A dense grid of rural roads like Big Barn Rd and Sally Hardin Rd services the agricultural tracts between the numerous sloughs, such as Running Slough and Mill Slough, which drain this low-lying border country.