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1989 Map of Bean Pot Pond

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Bean Pot Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Bean Pot Pond and the surrounding wilderness of northwestern Maine are defined by a complex network of wetlands and mountain peaks along the Somerset Co Piscataquis Co line. In this late twentieth-century landscape, the terrain transitions from the heights of Mucalsea Mtn down to the slow-moving waters of Caribou Deadwater and Cassidy Deadwater. These "deadwaters" indicate low-gradient stretches where Russell Stream and Elm Stream meander through the forest, creating vital habitats like Withey Bog.

The area is largely unpopulated, with human presence marked only by a solitary Campsite and a Gravel Pit, reflecting the region's primary use for timber harvesting and remote recreation. The township system, including T 5 R 1 6 Wels and T 4 R 1 5 Wels, remains the primary organizational structure for this interior territory, where the numerous ponds like Big Mucalsea Pond and various brooks provide the only clear landmarks through the dense Maine woods.