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2017 Map of Wolf Lake

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Wolf Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

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The Muskegon River valley dominates this landscape, winding through a complex system of islands and wetlands including Maple Island and Troque Island. The northern sections are defined by the dense woodlands of the Manistee National Forest, where the Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail snakes through the terrain near several isolated water bodies like Duck Lake and Clear Lake. To the south, the community of Wolf Lake sits near Indian Point, showing the transition from forest to residential settlement.

Local history is preserved in small burial grounds such as Saint Anthonys Cem and Johnson Cem, which are scattered among the ridges and seasonal creek beds. The drainage patterns of Maple River and Mosquito Cr illustrate the hydrologic complexity of this part of Muskegon and Newaygo counties, where various secondary roads like N Maple Island Rd and Ryerson Rd provide the primary connections through the heavy timber and marshes.