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2022 Map of Sweetwater Lake

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Sweetwater Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

White River National Forest encompasses this high-elevation landscape, where the primary hydrology flows through the canyon-like descent of Sweetwater Creek. The basin is anchored by the prominent Sweetwater Lake, a significant water body situated along Sweetwater Rd. Evidence of the area's grazing and land-use history is visible at the Sweetwater Cow Camp near Cease Cr. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes between Turret Peak in the north and the expansive Tenmile Park to the southwest.

A complex network of primitive routes and pack trails, such as the Ute - Deep Trl and Johnny Meyers Trl, indicates a region managed for seasonal access and resource preservation. Named water sources like Sams Spring and high-altitude meadows including Turret Creek Meadows suggest a landscape shaped by historical ranching and recreation long before modern developments reached this part of Garfield County.