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2014 Map of White Lakes

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of White Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

White Lakes anchor this high-plateau landscape in Okanogan County, where a series of internally drained basins and springs define the local geography. The area's hydrology is complex, featuring a high density of small water bodies such as Lake Thirty-Two, Island Lake, and the unofficially named McDonald Lake. The presence of Alkali Pond and Mud Spring indicates a characteristic high-desert or semi-arid environment where mineral-rich water sources were essential for the region's early cattle ranching and land use.

Human presence is marked primarily by the sparse network of rural routes, including Cameron Lake Rd and Delfield Rd, which navigate around the natural depressions and canyons. Significant topographical features like Salt Hill and the long descent of Dan Canyon break up the plateau, while Chicken Cr provides one of the few named drainage channels in a region otherwise dominated by independent basins like Crowfoot Lake.