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2019 Map of Gobles East

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Gobles East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Almena Ridge rises above a dense network of lakes and marshes in this Van Buren County landscape. The settlement of Almena sits at the southern edge, supported by the nearby Almena Airport and several historic burial grounds, including the Almena Cem and West Oshtemo Cem on the Kalamazoo County line. To the north, the corridor between Gobles and Kendall is defined by a glacial lake district featuring Brandywine Lake, Turkey Lake, and Muskrat Lake.

The former rail corridor, now the Kal-Haven Trail State Park, cuts through the northern portion of the map, passing through the small community of Mentha. This transit line follows the low ground north of North Lake and Fish Lake, tracing a path that once linked these rural agricultural outposts. The southern half of the map is dominated by the wetlands of the N Br Paw Paw River and its tributaries like Ritter Cr and Hayden Cr, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the Michigan interior.