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2014 Map of Joe Lake

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Joe Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Colville Indian Reservation land defines the southern half of this Okanogan County landscape, where the high plateaus of Timentwa Flats give way to a complex system of internal drainage basins. This area is characterized by numerous small, isolated water bodies such as Figure Eight Lake, Freidlander Lake, and Joe Lake, which are characteristic of the region's unique hydrology. The settlement of LaFleur sits along the western edge, connected by a network of rural roads like Cameron Lake Rd and Timentwa Rd.

The terrain descends toward the Achimin Basin in the south, where vital water sources like Cunningham Spring and Allen Spring appear. This topography reflects a late 20th and early 21st-century rural Washington environment, where cattle ranching and tribal land management shape the land use. The presence of Tumwater Cr and several namesake lakes like Snyder Lake and N Furman Lake suggests a landscape where water rights and access were historically critical for local inhabitants.