2010 Map of Balaton SW

About this map

Beaver Creek meanders through this portion of Murray County, defining a rural landscape dominated by a grid of agricultural section roads and drainage management. The presence of Bear Lakebed and Great Oasis Lakebed suggests a history of surface water transition, where former lake areas have been integrated into the surrounding prairie and farmland. The map reveals the infrastructure of a established farming community, from the Dairyview Airport to the systematic drainage of County Ditch Number Twenty. Local history is anchored by two significant sites: Ellsborough Cemetery in the north and Saint John's Cemetery further south. Near the western edge, Klinker Slough provides a point of natural relief amidst the productive fields and miles of gravel and paved routes like County Hwy-10 and County Hwy-12.