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1970 Map of Big Eau Pleine Reservoir

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Big Eau Pleine Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The George W Mead State Wildlife Management Area dominates this central Wisconsin landscape, preserving a vast network of wetlands and managed pools at the junction of Marathon, Portage, and Wood counties. Surveyed in 1970, the map illustrates a complex hydraulic environment defined by the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir and the winding Little Eau Pleine River. Numerous named water bodies like Fisher Flowage, Teal Flowage, and Townline Flowage reveal a terrain heavily modified for conservation and water management.

Upland features such as Haumschild Hill and Maple Hill provide relief against the low-lying marshes. Local history is anchored by the Evangelical Ch and Runkle Cem in the southeastern corner, while the Big Eau Pleine County Park offers recreational access to the northern reservoir. The map meticulously records the transition from the wooded reservoir banks of Bergen to the open managed pools like Pool Sixteen and Pool Fifteen.