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2023 Map of Curlew OE N

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Curlew OE N
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Kettle River corridor in northern Ferry County defines this remote corner of Washington, where water drainage patterns dictate the shape of the land. Small water bodies like Marshall Lake and Crook Lake are fed by an intricate network of seasonal and perennial streams, including Glenside Creek and Twin Creek in the northwest. The terrain is deeply inscribed by these waterways, with July Creek running nearly the entire north-south length of the area, joined by tributaries such as Snowshoe Creek and Skeff Creek.

This 2023 survey illustrates the sparsely populated landscape near the Canadian border, characterized by name-bearing drainages like Goosmus Creek and Stacey Creek. The absence of major settlements highlights the rural nature of the topography, where the natural hydrography of the May Creek and Gibbs Creek basins remains the primary geographic identifier for local land management and outdoor recreation.