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2023 Map of McKeever

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of McKeever
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Ottawa National Forest blankets much of this Upper Peninsula landscape, where the confluence of rivers and small logging-era settlements defines the interior of Ontonagon County. Along the northern edge, the tiny hamlets of McKeever, Wainola, and Wasas sit near the intersection of old timber roads and drainage systems. The hydrography here is dense, featuring the Flintsteel River in the northwest and the Ontonagon Wild and Scenic River winding through the central forest lands.

A network of forest service trails and local roads, such as Rousseau Rd and Simar Wasas Rd, provides access to the deep woods and numerous water bodies including Adventure Creek and Porterfield Creek. The presence of Three Rapids on the southern reaches of the Ontonagon suggests the variable flow and elevation changes that characterize this wilderness area, maintaining the character of a remote timber and recreation district well into the twenty-first century.