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2023 Map of Nisqually

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Nisqually River delta serves as the ecological and cultural heart of this Pierce and Thurston County landscape, dominated by the Billy Frank Jr Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The map illustrates a complex transition from the tidal Nisqually Flats and the Puget Sound shoreline at Nisqually Reach to the sprawling military installations of Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Evidence of the region's indigenous heritage and military history is clearly marked, from the Nisqually Indian Community and Chief Leschi Cem to the distinctive tactical nomenclature of the upland terrain, including Ninety-first Division Prairie and Eighteenth Infantry Bluff. The presence of McAllister Spring Lake and Lake Saint Clair highlights the importance of freshwater resources in this maritime environment, while the proximity of Lacey and Dupont shows the area's continued residential expansion.