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2011 Map of Portage Lake East

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Portage Lake East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Portage serves as the focal point for this section of Aroostook County, situated on the eastern shores of Portage Lake. This 2011 survey captures the unique transportation infrastructure of the North Maine Woods, where the Portage Lake Municipal Seaplane Base and Allen Saint Peter Memorial Airport provide essential access to the remote timberlands. The landscape is defined by the convergence of several waterways, including Beaver Brook, Burpee Brook, and the Fish River.

North of the main settlement, the area around Buffalo and the Buffalo Cemetery reflects the traditional land use of the region. Distinctive topographic features such as Moose Mountain, Three Burnt Mountain, and Lanigan Mountain rise above the drainage basins of the West Branch Beaver Brook and East Branch Beaver Brook. Smaller outposts like Bolstridge Camp and Carpenter Ridge are scattered among the ridges, marking the sparse human footprint in this vast forest and lake environment.