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1997 Map of Elwood

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Elwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Springwater and the nearby Elwood community anchor this landscape of the Clackamas foothills in the late 1990s. The map illustrates a transitional geography where agricultural fields and small settlements like Dodge give way to the dense timberlands of the Mt Hood National Forest. Local history is preserved in landmarks such as the Dorn Cem and the small Fire Sta in Elwood, while the economy is marked by a Quarry and the managed waters of the Clackamas River.

The northeastern corner is dominated by the North Fork Reservoir, a significant topographical feature that shapes the local drainage of Clear Creek and Little Cedar Creek. The terrain rises sharply toward the south, reaching prominent heights at Green Mountain and Goat Mountain. Public recreation is represented at Metzler Park, reflecting the region's balance between residential life and the vast forest system that defines eastern Clackamas County.