Loading map...

1985 Map of Toutle

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Toutle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Toutle serves as the primary settlement hub in this 1980s landscape, situated where the terrain begins to transition toward the high peaks of the Cascades. The geography is defined by the convergence of the North Fork Toutle River and the South Fork Toutle River, which carve through the timber-heavy hills. The presence of a dedicated Logging Railroad and numerous labeled quarries and borrow pits reflects the area's industrial reliance on natural resources during this era.

Institutional and infrastructure markers like the Toutle Lake School, a Substation, and a Water Tank provide evidence of the community's established footprint. Local transit and geography are further detailed through named routes like Sightly Road and topographic landmarks such as Beigle Mountain. A complex network of drainages, including Studebaker Creek and Hemlock Creek, illustrates the drainage patterns essential to this river valley's development.