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1986 Map of Alfred

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Alfred
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Copper Country State Forest dominates this landscape in Dickinson County, where the topography is defined by an intricate network of waterways. The small settlement of Alfred is situated in the northeastern corner of the map, positioned near the confluence of the Ford River and the North Branch Ford River. The area is characterized by low-lying wetlands and numerous tributary streams, including Coffee Creek, Skunk Creek, and Bear Creek, which feed into the larger river systems.

Several small bodies of water are scattered across the terrain, notably Marsh Lake and Peronto Lake in the southeast, and Hintz Lake in the northwest. A prominent pipeline corridor cuts across the northern third of the region, while a network of 4wd tracks provides the primary access through the dense woodland. This survey captures a moment when the region's economy and geography remained centered on the management of state forest lands and the natural drainage of the Sturgeon and Ford river basins.