
The Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge dominates this landscape, preserving a vast expanse of bottomland hardwoods where the Tensas River meanders in tight, ancient loops across the Madison Parish terrain. The hydrological complexity of the Mississippi Delta is evident in the numerous oxbows and secondary waterways, including Horseshoe Lake, Big Rainey Lake, and the marshy Rainey Brake. These features, along with names like Bear Wallow, suggest a wilderness character that has resisted intensive cultivation, even as nearby areas were cleared for agriculture.
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1909 · Tallulah
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1935 · Waverly
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Shackleford Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Talla Bena
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Shackleford Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1961 · Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Waverly
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1962 · Jackson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Somerset
USGS Topo · 1:24,000