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2022 Map of Deer Lake East

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Deer Lake East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Five Island Lake and the northeastern reaches of Deer Lake define this northern Minnesota landscape, where a dense network of water bodies and marshland sits within the Bigfork River watershed. The terrain is characterized by a high concentration of glacial lakes, including the uniquely named Lake Seventeen and Pighole Lake, connected by a web of forest trails and county roads. The transport network reflects the area's recreational and timber heritage, with named routes like Horseshoe Forest Trl, Thistledew Trl, and the evocatively named Roller Coaster Rd winding between the shorelines.

Evidence of local management and naming conventions appears in family-named landmarks such as Harrigan Lake and Mead Lake. The map details a transition from the larger open waters of Battle Lake to the secluded, smaller basins of Coppersmith Lake and Little Island Lake. These features, along with Thistledew Lake and Mirror Lake, illustrate the complex drainage patterns of Itasca County before modern development altered these remote wilderness corridors.