Loading map...

1968 Map of Azwell

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Azwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Columbia River corridor dominates this landscape at the confluence of the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest boundaries. By the late 1960s, the river here had been transformed into a series of reservoirs, with Lake Pateros to the north and Lake Entiat to the south. The small settlement of Azwell sits perched along the riverbank, served by the Burlington Northern railroad.

Away from the water, the terrain rises sharply into the distinctive geological formations of Alta Coulee and the broad agricultural plateaus of Highland Bench and Howard Flats. These level areas, interspersed with named canyons like Bigelow Canyon and Adams Canyon, reflect a landscape utilized for both timber and upland farming. The map also delineates an Indian Allotment Boundary, providing a record of land tenure and tribal history in the region near Arbuckle Mountain.