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2015 Map of Clearwater Dam

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Clearwater Lake and the engineering of the Clearwater Dam define the central landscape of this Wayne and Reynolds County borderland. The impoundment of the Black River has shaped the surrounding terrain, backing water into rugged drainage systems like Webb Creek and Goose Cr. This mid-2010s survey illustrates a region where local geography is tied to both the reservoir and the numerous bluffs and hollows that rise above the valley floor, such as Charlton Bluff and Brown Bluff.

Genealogists and local historians will find several burial grounds preserved across the townships, including Doe Run Cemetery, Seematter Cemetery, and Buffington Cemetery. The settlement pattern follows the contours of the land, with distinct residential clusters in Pinedale Valley and Webb Valley. Numerous natural springs, such as Carter Spring and Mann Spring, dot the map, indicating the subterranean hydrology characteristic of the Missouri Ozarks.