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2016 Map of Avon

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Avon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Avon serves as the central hub of this central Minnesota landscape, where a dense cluster of glacial water bodies dictates the local geography and settlement patterns. The Spunk Lake chain, including Upper Spunk Lake, Middle Spunk Lake, and Lower Spunk Lake, dominates the northern half of the sheet, while the larger Big Watab Lake and Big Fish Lake anchor the southern portion. This network of lakes is connected by the drainage of the N Fork Watab River and S Fork Watab River.

Educational and religious history is centered in the eastern section of the map at the site of Saint Johns University. Adjacent to the campus, the Saint Johns Cemetery and water bodies like Sagatagan Lake and Stump Lake highlight the university's integration into the surrounding environment. The terrain is marked by a complex system of county roads and local drainage projects, such as County Ditch Number Twentyfive, which reflects the area's agricultural and hydrologic management.