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1968 Map of Azwell

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Azwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

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Columbia River Lake Pateros dominates the eastern edge of this territory, where the Burlington Northern railroad tracks follow the river's bend through the communities of Azwell and Starr. This late 1960s survey illustrates a landscape defined by the transition from riverfront industry to the high elevations of the Okanogan National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest.

Settlement patterns are concentrated on the narrow terraces and benches above the water, such as Highland Bench and Gossman Flats, while the interior is marked by deep canyons and prominent peaks like Arbuckle Mountain. Infrastructure of the era is visible in the network of Indian Allotment Boundaries, a substation, and several borrow pits, reflecting the ongoing utility and transportation development along this stretch of the Columbia.