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2010 Map of Big Falls Dam

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Big Falls Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Flambeau River carves through this Rusk County landscape, defining the local geography with its significant impoundment at the Big Falls Flowage 1894. This waterway is central to the area's history of resource management, anchored by the Big Falls 2WP917 Dam and the smaller Campbell Dam further south. The surrounding terrain is a network of winding tributaries including Josie Creek, Stony Creek, and Deer Tail Creek, which feed into the primary river system.

Local heritage is preserved in several isolated locations, notably the Swedish Cemetery and Glenview Cemetery, providing valuable data points for genealogists researching northern Wisconsin families. The presence of Rusk Camp in the northern reaches and a well-defined grid of rural routes like County Hwy-X and County Hwy-W shows how the land was partitioned for transit between the woods and water. To the east, McGee Lake sits nestled near the intersection of School Rd and County Hwy-B W.