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1965 Map of Salmon Prairie

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Salmon Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Swan River State Forest and the Flathead National Forest dominate this mid-century landscape in Lake County, where the Swan River flows through a series of meadows and timbered slopes. The settlement at Salmon Prairie serves as the primary landmark in the southern portion of the sheet, connected to the wider region by a network of unimproved roads and light-duty routes.

Transport and navigation through the forest are largely dictated by the drainage patterns of Lion Creek, Squeezer Creek, and Woodward Creek. Researchers of the area's geography will find numerous named points of interest, from the high waters of Shay Lake and Van Lake to the seasonal hydrology of Dry Lake. The presence of a Gravel Pit and various jeep trails and pack trails reflects the management and utilitarian use of these public lands during the 1960s.