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2014 Map of Little Soap Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The northern edge of Soap Lake serves as the focal point for this landscape, where the water's edge meets the residential streets and recreation areas of Lakeview Park. This high-desert terrain is defined by the geology of the Lower Grand Coulee, featuring a chain of water bodies including Lenore Lake, Little Soap Lake, and Dry Lake. The map illustrates a complex relationship between the natural topography of Sparks Canyon and Sheep Canyon and the engineered water systems represented by the Main Canal.

A network of rural roads like Whitehall Rd SE and Sheep Canyon Rd provides access to the higher elevations, while Wa-17 follows the eastern shoreline. Evidence of local water sources is found at Pate Spring, which sits at the head of a drainage feeding into the coulee floor. The boundary between Douglas Co and Grant Co cuts through the rugged canyon lands, separating the agricultural plateaus from the scenic lake basins below.