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1956 Map of Pequaywan Lake

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Pequaywan Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Cloquet Valley State Forest dominates this mid-century landscape in St. Louis County, where a complex network of waterways defines the region's character. The Cloquet River meanders through the terrain, joined by the Little Cloquet River amidst a dense concentration of glacial lakes and wetlands. The central feature is Pequaywan Lake, noted for its spillway elevations and its proximity to the smaller, whimsically named Santa Claus Lake and Wigwam Lake.

Evidence of local water management is visible at Smith Dam on the southern reach of the Cloquet. This area, spanning the townships of Ault and Alden, was primarily a wilderness and timber resource zone in the 1950s. The map captures a high level of hydrologic detail, from the isolated Holmsey Lake in the northeast to the clustered waters of Marion Lake and Quick Lake in the west, providing a clear record of the area's drainage patterns and natural forest boundaries.