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2014 Map of Picard Brook

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

California appears as a key settlement node in this section of Aroostook County, situated where California Rd and Cash Austin Rd meet near the banks of Mud Brook. The landscape is defined by its complex drainage network, where the Little Madawaska River and Picard Brook carve through a terrain punctuated by significant elevations like Stockholm Mountain and Moose Hill.

A network of local roads such as Jemtland Rd, Swedeberg St, and School Rd suggests a community with deep-rooted agricultural or timber ties, common to this northern Maine region. Numerous water features, including Mud Lake and the winding Halfway Brook, illustrate the water-rich geography of the area just west of the Van Buren corridor. The placement of School St and various residential roads indicates the persistent footprint of local infrastructure in a largely wooded and riparian environment.