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2016 Map of Lawrence Lake East

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Lawrence Lake East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Lawrence Lake and the complex glacial basin of Itasca County define this landscape, where a dense network of water bodies is connected by the Prairie River and Balsam Cr. The terrain is characterized by a high concentration of small to medium lakes, including Kennedy Lake, Bray Lake, and the connected system of Trestle Lake and Crooked Lake. These waters have long influenced the local road network, with routes like Scenic Hwy and Co Rd 336 skirting the shorelines.

The presence of naming conventions such as Thirty Lake and Thirtyone Lake reflects the underlying Public Land Survey System that partitioned this timber-rich region. In the southern portion, the drainage patterns of Sucker Brook lead toward Big Sucker Lake and Third Sucker Lake, illustrating the low-lying, wetland-interspersed environment that dominated this part of Northern Minnesota during the early 21st century.