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1931 Map of Driggs Lake NW

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Driggs Lake NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Driggs River and its intricate network of tributaries define this 1931 survey of the Michigan Upper Peninsula. Compiled in part from aerial photographs taken by the Air Corps, U.S. Army, the map reveals a landscape of extensive wetlands and glacial lakes. The drainage pattern is dominated by Mahoney Creek, Otter Creek, and Ross Creek, which weave through the terrain before joining the larger river systems.

The boundary between Alger County and Schoolcraft County cuts across the northern portion of the quadrangle, where a cluster of small lakes such as Nevins Lake, Little Duck Lake, and Wharf Lake are situated. To the east, the Little Fox River and Little Fox Lake suggest a complex aquatic environment. This advance sheet captures the region during a period of early aerial survey experimentation, documenting the specific locations of named features like Cranberry Lake, Greenway Lake, and Lone Lake before later developments altered the backcountry character of this area.