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1955 Map of Marlette Lake

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Marlette Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Lake Tahoe dominates the western half of this survey, its shoreline revealing a mix of mid-century development and protected wilderness. The northern shore shows the growth of Incline Village and Crystal Bay, including the Incline Guard Sta and Incline Beach. Moving south along the Nevada coastline, the landscape transitions into the steep, forested slopes of the Toiyabe National Forest, where the infrastructure of water management is visible through labels for an Aqueduct and the high-elevation Marlette Lake.

Inland, the terrain rises sharply toward Marlette Peak and Snow Valley Peak, sheltering Little Valley to the east. This 1955 map, with later revisions, documents the early phases of recreational expansion alongside essential utilities, such as the Sewage Disposal facility and a Gravel Pit. Notable landmarks like Sand Point and Secret Harbor punctuate the rocky coast, while the interior is crossed by a rugged Jeep Trail and remote outposts like Tunnel Creek Station.