2011 Map of Wadleigh Pond

About this map

Wadleigh Pond and Saint Francis Lake anchor this remote landscape in the Maine North Woods, where the hydrology is defined by a dense network of interlocking waterways. This 2011 survey illustrates the heavy influence of the regional timber industry on the landscape through the presence of specialized access routes like International Paper Rd and Caucomgomoc Rd. These unpaved arteries provide the only overland connection through a terrain dominated by the Allagash Stream and its tributaries, including the South Branch Allagash Stream and Wadleigh Stream. Small, isolated bodies of water such as Little Wadleigh Pond and Pine Pond appear as natural catchments within a drainage system that includes Saint Francis Brook and Turner Brook. The map reveals a modern wilderness where primitive industrial infrastructure facilitates movement between the North Branch Campbell Brook and the upper reaches of the Allagash watershed.