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2010 Map of Pearson

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Pearson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Wolf River and Hunting River converge in the northeastern corner of this Langlade County landscape, anchoring the small community of Pearson. This area is defined by a complex network of glacial kettle lakes and wetlands, where the East Branch Eau Claire River meanders south toward North Neva Lake and South Neva Lake. The presence of the Crystal Spring Fish Hatchery near Ferguson Pond highlights the importance of the local watershed and spring-fed systems to the region's conservation and industry.

Higher elevations are marked by landmarks like the Pence Lake Lookout Tower, providing a vantage point over a dense cluster of water bodies including Jack Lake, Game Lake, and Upper Ventor Lake. The map reveals a transition from the structured hatchery operations to the natural scattering of Peters Lake and its surrounding marshlands, offering a detailed view of the Northwoods hydrology and the sparse rural settlement pattern of the early twenty-first century.