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1985 Map of Toutle

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

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The confluence of the North Fork Toutle River and the South Fork Toutle River dominates this mid-1980s landscape in Cowlitz County. The small community of Toutle serves as the primary hub, where the Toutle Lake School and various utility structures like a Substation and Water Tank are clustered near South Toutle Road. The map reveals an area defined by heavy timber activity and resource extraction, evidenced by the numerous Logging Roads that web across the hillsides and scattered industrial sites including a Quarry and multiple Borrow Pits.

Hydrological features are particularly detailed, showing the Hemlock Canal and a network of drainages such as Wyant Creek, Studebaker Creek, and Jordan Creek. To the west, Beigle Mountain rises above the river valley, while the small settlement of Sightly is connected by Sightly Road through the southern timberlands. The inclusion of a Gaging Station and various river monitoring points reflects the ongoing management of this complex river system during the 1980s.