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2023 Map of Walkup Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Manistee National Forest dominates this section of Newaygo County, characterized by a dense network of glacial lakes and small watercourses. This landscape is defined by its recreation-focused geography, where the North Country National Scenic Trl and the Newaygo-Wellston-Smt Dnr3 Trl wind through thousands of acres of protected woodland. These trails connect significant water bodies such as Walkup Lake and Nichols Lake, illustrating the area's long-standing value for wilderness access.

Water management and natural drainage patterns are evident in the winding Big South Branch Pere Marquette River and the numerous smaller basins like Benton Lake and Winnepesaug Lake. The map's grid of forest roads, including 8 Mile Rd and N Croswell Ave, provides a framework for understanding how this timber and recreation land is partitioned. Smaller, family-named or descriptive lakes such as Murphy Lake, Faupell Lake, and Mud Lake offer specific points of interest for local history researchers documenting land use and nomenclature in the northern lower peninsula.