1978 Map of Newman Lake

About this map

Newman Lake anchors the southern portion of this Washington-Idaho borderlands landscape, captured during a 1978 aerial survey. The orthophoto format provides a direct photographic view of the transition from the flat agricultural fields at the lake's southern tip to the heavily forested slopes of Ragged Mountain and Green Mountain to the north. These peaks define the local topography, showing the density of the timber and the complex network of access roads and clearings that existed in the late 1970s. This imagery is particularly valuable for documenting the precise footprint of development around the shoreline and the extent of logging or fire breaks in the higher elevations before decades of subsequent growth and forest management changed the canopy.