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1945 Map of Sunset Lake

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Sunset Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Ottawa National Forest dominates the landscape of this mid-century survey, where the confluence of the Net River and Paint River defines the local geography. The small settlement of Sunset is positioned at the southwestern edge, near the expansive waters of Sunset Lake. This map records a time when the hydraulic industrial footprint was already receding, notably marked by the Paint Dam (Abandoned) downstream.

Remote and water-rich, the area features a network of creeks like Costigan Creek and Crystal Creek that feed into larger basins such as Lake Nine and Lake Fifteen. On the eastern side, the terrain falls toward Hemlock Rapids and Lower Hemlock Rapids, illustrating the river's significant drop in elevation. The presence of Me-Squak-Cum-E Park along the eastern boundary provides a rare named recreational landmark in this primarily timbered and boggy stretch of Iron County.