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2015 Map of Empire Swamp

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Empire Swamp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Empire Swamp dominates this northern Wisconsin landscape, a complex wetland environment where the headwaters of several drainages emerge. The Upper Tamarack River flows through the western portion of the quadrangle, while a network of smaller streams including Bear Cr, Crotte Cr, and Sheosh Cr carve through the glacial terrain. This is a region defined by its hydrology and forestry, where the land-use patterns are shaped by the difficulty of the marshy ground and the management of timber resources.

Transportation is limited to a sparse grid of forest routes and fire lanes, such as Summit Tower Fire Ln and Empire Wilderness Rd. These roads provide access to the interior for conservation and resource management, connecting isolated points like E Co Rd M. The survey illustrates the systematic Public Land Survey System divisions of T45N R14W and T44N R13W, showing how the wild drainage of Thompson Cr and other basins were organized into a manageable map grid.