2013 Map of Sweetwater

About this map

Lapwai Valley provides the setting for this detailed topography of the Idaho panhandle, centered on the small settlements of Sweetwater and Webb. The landscape is defined by a complex network of canyons and elevated plateaus, including McCormack Ridge and Webb Ridge. Water management is a visible priority here, as evidenced by the Sweetwater Canal and the Webb Cr Canal that snake through the terrain to connect various branches of Sweetwater Cr. Genealogists and local historians will find value in the precise locations of the Sweetwater Cem and Red Elk Cem, as well as the naming of smaller geographic features like Thiessen Gulch and Polly Canyon. The transition from the lower elevations near Mann Lake to the higher ridges illustrates the distinct agricultural and residential patterns of Nez Perce County.