2021 Map of Ninemile Deadwater

About this map

The Big Black River meanders through this remote portion of Aroostook County, forming the prominent Ninemile Deadwater as it flows toward the Canadian border. This landscape is defined by its deep woods and substantial elevation changes, most notably at Western Ledge, where the terrain rises sharply from the river valley. The map documents a sparsely developed territory where infrastructure is limited to essential timber and access routes like Robinson Rd and Escourt Rd. Small waterways including Fivemile Brook and its unnamed branch, Br of Fivemile Brook, drain the uplands into the river system. The presence of these named landings and primitive roads indicates a landscape managed for forestry and traditional North Woods passage, preserved here in its early 21st-century state.