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1993 Map of West of Greens Bayou

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of West of Greens Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Sabine Lake dominates this coastal landscape where the Texas and Louisiana border meets the Gulf of Mexico's intricate bayou systems. This early 1990s survey documents the complex industrial and environmental boundary between Orange and Jefferson counties in Texas and Cameron Parish in Louisiana. The Intracoastal Waterway and Neches River cut through the marshlands, defining a series of low-lying landforms including Humble Island, Sydnes Island, and Stewts Island.

Along the eastern shore, the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge preserves the wetland character of Pines Ridge and Marceaux Island. The map illustrates the engineered landscape of the era, where an extensive Levee system protects the banks of the Sabine River as it splits into West Pass, Middle Pass, and East Pass. For local historians and researchers, these details capture the balance between maritime commerce and the preservation of the coastal bayou environment.