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2015 Map of Scales Mound East

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Scales Mound East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Scales Mound and the surrounding township of Jo Daviess County are defined by a high-elevation landscape of named bluffs and peaks. The northern reach is punctuated by Squirrel Grove Mound, Hudson Mound, and Wenzel Mound, which tower over the drainage basins of the W Fork Apple River and Coon Cr. This topography was a natural path for early transit, evidenced by the route of the Chicago Great Western railroad corridor and the alignment of W Stagecoach Trl.

Central to the area's development is the large reservoir of Apple Canyon Lake, which has transformed the local geography with its complex system of coves and residential street names such as Constitution Dr and General Grant Dr. Further south, the rural settlement of Schapville sits near the confluence of Mill Cr and Hells Br, illustrating the transition from the high northern mounds to the deeply carved creek valleys that feed the Apple River.