2018 Map of West of Big Lake

About this map

The Everglades define the landscape of this 2018 survey, reflecting the hydrological management of south Florida. The territory is dominated by the diagonal path of the Hillsboro Canal, a major piece of drainage infrastructure that historically shaped land use in Palm Beach County. Paralleling this waterway, Co Hwy 827 provides a primary transit corridor through the wetlands and agricultural tracts. The map illustrates a highly engineered environment where smaller works like the B-7 Canal intersect the broader marshes. This sheet captures a sparsely populated region where human activity is focused almost entirely on water control and the maintenance of the arterial roadway through the marshy terrain.