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2018 Map of Balsam Lake

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Balsam Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Balsam Lake serves as the central focal point of this Polk County landscape, defined by its intricate shoreline and numerous named landforms including Big Island, Carlson Island, and Paradise Island. The village of Balsam Lake is positioned along the western shores, where the local Mill Pond and the Balsam Lake Cem provide historical anchoring for the community. The surrounding terrain is a complex hydrologic network of smaller basins like Wild Goose Lake, Half Moon Lake, and Loveless Lake, connected by minor waterways such as Balsam Branch and Rice Cr.

Further south, the small settlement of Lykens sits near Lykens Lake and the headwaters of Toby Cr. This 2018 survey detail provides genealogists and local historians a precise view of the rural cemetery distribution, featuring Apple River Cem and Union Cem, alongside modern infrastructure like the Romeo Airstrip. The map illustrates a landscape where glacial depressions have created a dense concentration of wetlands and springs, such as Toby Spring and Markee Spring, which feed the southern-flowing Apple River.