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2015 Map of Umbagog Lake South

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Umbagog Lake South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Umbagog Lake straddles the rugged border between Coos County, New Hampshire, and Oxford County, Maine, serving as a central hub for a complex drainage network that includes the Dead Cambridge River and Mollidgewock Brook. The settlement of Upton sits on the eastern shore, where local roads like Mill Rd and Barnes Rd hint at the area's historical reliance on timber and small-scale agriculture. The lake itself is dotted with named landforms such as Metallak Island, Bear Island, and Tidswell Point, which define the intricate shoreline of Thurston Cove and Sargent Cove.

Elevations rise sharply away from the water, climbing toward Cambridge Black Mtn and the Hampshire Hills. To the south, smaller water bodies like Mollidgewock Pond and Mud Pond occupy the high basins between Roundtop Mtn and Little Roundtop Mtn. This landscape remains largely undeveloped, defined by names like Paul Casey and Potter Farm Rd that reflect the personal history of the land's management and early residency.