Year - 2003
Scale - 1/2" to the Mile (1:126,720)
Topo Lines - No
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The Coeur d'Alene is a U.S. National Forest located in the Idaho panhandle and is one of three forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forest (the other two are the Kaniksu National Forest and St. Joe National Forests).
Unique Geologic Features:
The Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District has a long and complex geologic history. The District is bounded on the west by Lake Coeur d'Alene, a scenic, crystal clear mountain lake fed by the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe Rivers. The north end of the District is bounded by the southern end of glacially carved Lake Pend Oreille, while the eastern limit is marked by the rugged, highly dissected Bitterroot Range along the Idaho-Montana border. These two lakes mark the eastern boundry of the broad, rolling valley of the Rathdrum Prairie that was carved out by the cataclysmic rush of water from the breeching of Glacial Lake Missoula approximatly 13,000 years ago. This event occurred with such force that the flood waters created giant ripples the size of city blocks and taller than a house.