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2010 Map of Saint Germain

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Saint Germain serves as the central hub of this lake-strewn landscape in Oneida County, where the network of glacial water bodies defines local geography and development. The settlement, situated near the western shores of Little Saint Germain Lake, is anchored by the Saint Germain Cemetery and the engineering of the Little Saint Germain-1909C361 Dam. This 2010 depiction illustrates the density of seasonal and year-round housing clustered around prominent basins like Found Lake, Moon Lake, and Muskellunge Lake.

The terrain is a complex drainage system of smaller creeks and isolated ponds, such as Deadman Lake and Pincherry Lake, linked by features like Found Creek and Stella Creek. Of particular interest to local historians is the Pickerel Lookout Tower near Pickerel Lake, a relic of the region's forest management history. The map also records numerous smaller water bodies with evocative names like Camp Ten Lake and Camp Twelve Lake, which likely speak to the area's logging camp heritage.