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2023 Map of Scotchman Lake

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Scotchman Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Colville National Forest dominates this section of Pend Oreille County, where the terrain transitions from the high peaks of Molybdenite Mtn and Coyote Hill down into the narrow valleys of the Selkirk Mountains. The hydrology is particularly diverse, anchored by the Pend Oreille River in the west and a high-elevation network of alpine waters including Sullivan Lake, Deception Lake, and Ridge Lake.

A notable north-south corridor is traced by the Pau Pac Tioga route, cutting through a landscape defined by deep drainage systems like Dry Canyon and Dry Canyon Ridge. For researchers and genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of smaller water bodies such as Caldwell Lake, Little Anderson Lake, and Anderson Lake, which are often tied to early land claims and forest management history in the area near West Branch LeClerc Creek.