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2023 Map of Turtle Lake

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Turtle Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

NG MTC-H Camp Grayling dominates the southern landscape of this Otsego County region, where military training grounds meet the headwaters of several significant northern Michigan waterways. The North Branch Au Sable River cuts across the lower sections of the sheet, fed by a dense network of tributaries including Turtle Creek and Chub Creek. This area is defined by its glacial lake basins, ranging from the large Turtle Lake and Opal Lake to smaller bodies like Emerald Lake and Jean Lake.

Settlement patterns are largely concentrated around the lake shores and the northern fringes of Grayling, with local landmarks like Ram Net Ranch and the high point of Rosecrans Hill providing navigational anchors. The road network, including Old State Rd and Ranger Lake RD, reveals the transition from established transit corridors to the more winding, residential trails characteristic of the region's resort and woodland properties.