Loading map...

2014 Map of Wright

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Wright
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Arkansas River carves a complex path through this corner of Jefferson County, where the settlement of Wright serves as a central point in a landscape defined by alluvial shifts and water management. Significant hydrological features like Brodie Bend, the Brodie Bend Cutoff, and Hensley Island illustrate the river's historical meanders and the engineering efforts to navigate them, including Pool Five. The surrounding lowlands are crisscrossed by a network of drainage ditches such as Lateral F and the Main Canal, which support the agricultural tracts between Possum Flat and the riverbanks.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several scattered burial sites, including Watkins Cem, Clark Hill Cem, and King Cem south of the river. These landmarks, alongside named crossings like Wild Cat Crossing, provide specific points of reference for tracing family roots in this rural Arkansas riverbottom. To the east, the terrain transitions toward oxbows like Horseshoe Lake and the remnants of former river channels at Old River Lake, showing the long-term evolution of the waterway.