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2017 Map of Lawrence

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Lawrence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Nooksack River winds through the heart of this Whatcom County landscape, defining the agricultural and residential patterns between Lawrence and Deming. The river's broad valley contrasts sharply with the rising elevations of Sumas Mtn to the northeast and Squalicum Mtn to the southwest. This 2017 edition documents the network of rural communities such as Goshen, Nugents Corner, and Cedarville, connected by a grid of named roads like Lawrence Rd and Goshen Rd.

In the southern reaches of the quadrangle, the terrain descends toward the northern tip of Lake Whatcom at Agate Bay, where Squalicum Cr and Squalicum Lake mark the transition from the river valley to the lake's drainage basin. The presence of Riverside Airport near Deming and numerous named rural ways such as Sundown View Ter and Woodfern Way illustrate the area's modern residential character integrated into its traditional topographic features, including the striking Hard Scrabble Falls Gulch.