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2015 Map of Chief Lake

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Chief Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The waters of Lake Chippewa dominate this Sawyer County landscape, reaching into complex inlets like Chicago Bay and Ikwe Bay. This 2015 study documents the heart of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, where the communities of Reserve and New Post are established amidst a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands. The map shows the intersection of local culture and education at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College and preserves the location of Lake Cemetery near Round Lake.

A intricate system of residential and reservation roads, such as W Indian Trail Rd and Resvn Hwy 17, navigate the irregular shorelines of Chief Lake and Little Round Lake. The presence of smaller water bodies like Lost Lake and Sunfish Lake highlights the post-glacial topography typical of this northern Wisconsin region, serving as a primary record for genealogists and researchers tracking the 21st-century footprint of these tribal lands.