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1985 Map of Perch Lake

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Perch Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Perch Lake dominates the northeastern landscape of this Iron County terrain, situated within the Bates boundary and the expansive Ottawa National Forest. The map documents a complex aquatic network where the Paint River and Iron River converge, fed by numerous named tributaries including Silver Creek and Golden Creek. Small lakes with distinctive personal or descriptive names, such as Hannah Webb Lake, Ebony Lake, and Ponozzo Lake, are scattered throughout the forested uplands.

Industrial activity is noted by a solitary Gravel Pit near the southern river fork, suggesting localized resource extraction within the protected forest lands. The mapping reveals a landscape shaped by glacial topography, characterized by numerous ponds like Frog Pond and smaller basins such as Snow Lake and Spot Lake, which define the drainage patterns before the waters reach the larger river systems.