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1965 Map of Yew Creek

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Yew Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Mission Range defines this landscape in the mid-1960s, its steep drainages flowing eastward toward the shores of Swan Lake. This territory is dominated by the Flathead National Forest, where a network of many named streams including Yew Creek, Gunderson Creek, and No-see-em Creek carve through the western slopes. A significant administrative line, the Flathead Indian Reservation Boundary, cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle near Bay Creek, marking the division of land tenure and resource management during this era.

Evidence of human movement through this backcountry is primarily recorded by various stretches of Pack Trail, which provided the only reliable access to interior landmarks like Mission Well. To the east, the Swan River feeds into the lake, where smaller bodies of water like Weed Lake sit at higher elevations. The map captures a moment before major development, focusing on the hydraulic patterns of the forest and the family-named features like Howsley Creek and Mauzey Cr that identify the local geography.