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1965 Map of Lewbeach

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Lewbeach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Pepacton Reservoir dominates the northern landscape of this region, held by the Shavertown Bridge at an elevation of 1280 feet. This 1965 survey, updated in the early 1980s, captures the flooded valley of the East Branch Delaware River where earlier traces of settlement remain visible through the Pepacton Cem and Shavertown Ch. The terrain is characterized by steep ridges and narrow hollows, including Middle Mountain and Beech Hill, which are largely preserved as part of Catskill Park.

Infrastructure like the Delaware Aqueduct and a landing strip near Lewbeach speak to the managed utility of the area. To the south, the Beaver Kill and its various tributaries like Mary Smith Brook and Shin Creek carve through the Forest Preserve, while the border between Delaware and Sullivan counties traverses the high ground. The map serves as a record of the mid-century transformation of the Catskills into a critical water resource for the state.