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2014 Map of Northeast Bluff

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Northeast Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Pleasant River Lake and its surrounding wetlands define the hydrology of this interior Washington County landscape. The area is marked by significant elevation changes, from the heights of Pleasant Mtn and Northeast Bluff to the expansive drainage basins of Mopang Stream and Little Mopang Stream. A complex network of ponds and flowages, including Bog-Brook Flowage, Merrit Pond, and Flynn Pond, illustrates the low-lying glacial topography that characterizes much of the eastern Maine wilderness.

Transportation is limited primarily to rural routes like Me-9 and a system of unpaved forest roads such as Hatchery Rd and Mopang Str Rd. The layout of these roads, often following the natural contours and ridges like Hall Ridge and Spruce Ridge, reveals a landscape managed for timber and conservation rather than dense settlement. The presence of Dorman Island within the flowage system further emphasizes the watery, seasonal nature of the terrain during this era.