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2019 Map of Turtle River Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Turtle River Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Turtle River lies at the heart of this lake-heavy corridor in Beltrami County, where the eponymous Turtle River flows through a sequence of glacial basins. The settlement serves as a gateway to the western edge of the Chippewa National Forest, a landscape defined by an intricate network of waterways including Turtle River Lake, Gull Lake, and Meadow Lake. The drainage pattern is complex, with the Gull River connecting several smaller bodies of water in the northern sections of the map.

Residential development is concentrated along the shores of Big Lake and Jessie Lake in the southern portion of the quadrangle, with numerous small roads like Birchmont Beach Rd NE providing access to the waterfront. The map captures a contemporary snapshot of this Northwoods region, balancing the protected forest lands with established lakeside communities and the rural road network connecting Pool Lake and Peterson Lake to the central settlement area.