2018 Map of Withlacoochee Bay

About this map

Yankeetown serves as the primary coastal settlement on this chart of the Levy County shoreline, where the land fragmentizes into a complex network of salt marshes and tidal creeks. The geography is defined by the transition from the Big Bend's limestone shelf into the Gulf of Mexico, marked by the extensive Withlacoochee Reefs and Waccasassa Reefs. This coastal interface creates a labyrinthine environment of points and islands, including South Mangrove Point and Bird Island. Inland, the landscape is permeated by countless watercourses such as Thousandmile Creek and Eleven Prong, which drain through the wetlands toward Withlacoochee Bay. The presence of Gulf Hammock and naming conventions like Bushstake Gap reflect the region's long-standing reliance on maritime navigation and the natural resources of the Florida gulf coast.