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2010 Map of Gowan

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Gowan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Saint Louis River snakes across the northern reaches of this Saint Louis County landscape, defining the character of the small settlements at Gowan and Paupores. This region is defined by its complex hydrology, where the Ahmik River and Hasty Brook drain into a series of interior basins. The terrain is marked by numerous water bodies of varying size, from the prominent Kingburg Lake and Murphy Lake to the more secluded Bog Lake and Thirtysix Lake.

Evidence of local land use is visible in the network of rural roads such as Heikkila Rd and Nygaard Rd, which likely reflect the heritage of families who settled this timber and wetland country. While much of the area remains undeveloped forest and wetland, the Willowbrook Golf Course represents a modern recreational use of the land along the river corridor. To the south, the distinctive rise of Sugarloaf stands as a rare topographic landmark in an otherwise water-rich, low-lying environment.