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2019 Map of Chad Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Chad Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Superior National Forest encompasses the vast majority of this landscape, characterized by an intricate network of glacial lakes and portage-connected waterways. The northern reach is defined by the Little Indian Sioux River and the large expanse of Cummings Lake, while the central portion is dominated by the namesake Chad Lake and Buck Lake. These water bodies are connected by short overland portages such as Chad-Buck and Buck-Western, illustrating the traditional wilderness travel routes of the region.

Indian Point serves as a lone named land marker on the shores of Vermilion Lake in the southwest corner. The transition from the dense interior lakes to the northern edge of the larger Vermilion Lake complex is bridged by Rice Bay. Human infrastructure is sparse, limited primarily to Co Road 408 and Mud Creek Rd near the southern boundary, leaving the interior as a primitive landscape of interconnecting creeks like Glenmore Cr and Scott Bevier Cr.