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2020 Map of Lynch Lake

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Lynch Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Pleasant Valley and its surrounding wetlands form the heart of this landscape, where conservation efforts are deeply etched into the topography. The Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge and the Flathead County Waterfowl Production Area dominate the central basin, preserving a complex system of marshes and riparian zones along Pleasant Valley Cr. To the west and south, the terrain transitions into the managed timberlands of the Kootenai National Forest.

Strategic forest access is documented through an extensive network of primitive routes, including Island Lake Rd and Lost Prairie Rd, which connect the valley to remote water bodies like Island Lake and Lynch Lake. The survey also marks the political boundary between Lincoln Co and Flathead Co, illustrating how the Pleasant Valley Fisher River drainage dictates the area's geography and land use patterns into the twenty-first century.