MAP SOURCES

Topographic

The United States Geological Service, a federal agency, has compiled topographic maps, more commonly known as quadrangle maps for the entire state. These maps show surface elevation and therefore WILL NOT SHOW DEPTH CONTOURS BELOW WATER SURFACE. These maps are $5.00 each and an index showing their coverage are available from:

Mississippi Office of Geology Mississippi Office of Geology
P.O. Box 20307
2380 Hwy 80 West
Jackson, MS 39289 Jackson, MS 39204
601-961-5523 (near corner of Ellis Ave. & Hwy 80)

Prepayment is required and credit cards are not accepted.

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Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and other stores handle topographic maps covering the entire state in an atlas format (soft cover) and this Mississippi Atlas and Gazetteer is available from the publisher:

DeLorme phone: 207-846-7000
Two DeLorme Dr. fax: 207-846-7050
P.O. Box 298
Yarmouth, ME 04096

sales fax: 207-846-7051
Website-- www.delorme.com
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General Highway County Maps

Black and white maps are available for every county in Miss. All roads are shown along with towns, county seat, railroads, power lines, pipelines, lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. Legal descriptors: range, township and sections are marked.

Publisher: Miss. Dept. of Transportation.
Scales: 1" = 1 mile, size 36" x 51", price $3.00
1" = 2 miles, size 18" x 25", price $1.00
1" = 3 miles, size 12" x 17", price $0.25

General Highway County Map Atlas

Hard bound atlas of 82 General Highway Co. Maps
Publisher: Miss. Dept. of Transportation.
Scales: 1" = 2 miles, size 18" x 25", price $100.00
1" = 3 miles, size 12" x 17", price $ 40.00
By mail: $4.00 shipping/order, check or money order
Miss. Dept. of Transportation (In-Person) M-F 8:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Map Sales Miss. Dept. of Transportation Administrative Bldg.
P.O. Box 1850 Room 1067
Jackson, MS 39215-1850
601-359-7045 401 N. West St. (corner of Griffith and NW St.)

Mississippi Road Atlas

Soft bound Atlas of the 82 General Highway County Maps.
Price: $20.00
Distributed by: University Press of Mississippi
Customer Service: 1-800-737-7788 or 601-982-6205
Fax: 601-982-6217
Credit cards accepted.

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Northern Reservoirs

General outline/facility maps of each flood control reservoir lake can be requested from the Corps of Engineers office at each lake. These maps are free.

Enid 662-563-4571
Grenada 662-226-5911
Sardis 662-563-4531
Arkabutla 662-562-6261
Okatibbee 601-626-8431

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (1-601-856-6574) owns Ross Barnett Reservoir and distributes a free map showing general outline, facilities and depth contours. The map is published by A.I.D., listed below.

Depth Contour Maps

MDWFP Depth mapping project

Commercially available maps are published by FHS (Fishing Hot Spots, Inc). These maps and are sold at Wal-Mart or directly from the company ( 1-800-255-6277) for $8.95 each.

Fishing Hot Spot Maps

LOCATION MAP#
Enid Lake A267
Grenada Lake A268
Sardis Lake A270
Ross Barnett Reservoir A269

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Kingfisher Maps, Inc.

Map prices $9.99 each and $5.00 shipping and handling UPS = $14.99 prepaid. Kingfisher cannot ship to a P.O. Box as they only ship by UPS. For COD send $19.99 per map. To order: call 1-800-326-0257 (M-F 8:30 a.m-5:00 pm ET)
fax 1-800-654-2208 (24 hours a day, for COD Orders Only)
mail Kingfisher Maps, Inc
110 Liberty Dr. #110
Clemson, SC 29631

Kingfisher Maps: #900 Enid & Arkabutla (1 map)
#904 Sardis & Grenada (1 map)
#902 Ross Barnett Reservoir
#110 Pickwick

AID Associates, Inc. is now offering depth contoir maps of lakes Enid, Grenada, Ross Barnett and Sardis which are available online at www.lureoftheourdoors.com and at 1-800-AID-MAPS (1-800-243-6277).

Delta Oxbow Lakes in western Mississippi

The Delta Wildlife Foundation (601-686-4062) has small general outline and facility maps on a single sheet of 8.5" x 11". The following lakes are available:

An Angler's Guide to the Waters of the Mississippi Delta:

Lake Albermarle Grenada Lake Wolf & Broad Lakes
Arkabutla Lake Lake Lee
Lake Bolivar Little Eagle Lake
Atchafalaya Bayou Moon Lake
Lake Beulah Perry Martin Lake
Lake Bolivar County Roebuck Lake
Lake Chotard Sardis Lake
Desoto Lake Stovall Lake
Eagle Lake Townsend Lake
Enid Lake Tunica Cut-Off
Lake Ferguson Lake Washington
Lake George Lake Whittington

Some of these are also available online at --- Http://www.outfitters.org/f200publicwaters.html

State Fishing Lakes

MDWFP Depth mapping project

The Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks has small (8.5" x 11") general outline maps which show some structural features (gravel beds, brush piles, standing timber) for the following lakes.

Request copies from the District Office closest to you or view the "State Lakes" section of this website.

District 1 - Tupelo ph: 662-840-5172 fax: 662-840-5170
District 2 - Enid ph: 662-563-6330 fax: 662-563-6335
District 3 - Greenwood ph: 662-459-9759 fax: 662-455-0121
District 4 - Meridian ph: 601-692-2776 fax: 601-683-4202
District 5 - Brookhaven ph: 601-835-3050 fax: 601-835-3055
District 6 - Wiggins ph: 601-928-3720 fax: 601-528-9161
Metro Office Jackson ph: 601-432-2200 fax: 601-432-2203

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