1994 Map of Wolf Lake

About this map

Grand Tower Island and the neighboring Grand Tower riverfront define this stretch of the Mississippi River in the mid-1990s. The landscape is a sharp study in contrasts, where the engineered drainage of the Muddy River bottomlands meets the rising timber of the Shawnee National Forest. The map documents a complex aquatic network of old channels and backwaters, including Wolf Lake, Otter Pond, and the Running Lake Ditch, which manage the frequent overflow of the river system.