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2013 Map of Elephant Lake

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Elephant Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Elephant Lake and its surrounding wetlands dominate this 2013 topographic survey within the Superior National Forest. This remote landscape in Saint Louis County is defined by a dense network of water bodies, including Silver Lake and Bug Lake, which feed into numerous waterways like Bug Creek and Elephant Creek. The map documents a classic Northwoods terrain where the Pelican River and Vermilion River provide natural drainage through heavy forest cover.

Transportation through this protected area is limited primarily to unpaved access ways such as Forest Rte 493, Forest Rd 203, and N Elephant Lake Rd. The map illustrates the specialized infrastructure of the SNF, showing how modern management routes navigate around features like Flap Creek and Clear Cr. This is a detailed look at the hydrology and forest service access in a largely uninhabited portion of northern Minnesota.