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2019 Map of Lake Mitigwaki

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Lake Mitigwaki and the surrounding wilderness of the Ottawa National Forest define this landscape near the borders of Iron, Gogebic, and Ontonagon counties. The terrain is a complex network of glacial kettle lakes and drainages, including the Paint Wild and Scenic River and the Jumbo River to the north. These waterways provided the fundamental structure for early 20th-century timber operations, leaving behind a legacy of forest service roads and tracks like Robinson Lake Rd and Lake Mitigwaki Rd.

The distribution of smaller water bodies such as Cranberry Lake, Killdeer Lake, and McPherson Lake suggests a territory largely shaped by the preservation of the Upper Peninsula’s natural resources. While permanent settlements are absent on this sheet, the dense naming of features like Mitigwaki Creek and Whisper Lake reflects the area's importance for local management and recreation within the federal forest system during the late 2010s.