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2019 Map of Battle Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Battle Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Battle Lake sits at the heart of this lake-heavy corridor in Otter Tail County, positioned between the expansive West Battle Lake and the southern reaches of Otter Tail Lake. The settlement patterns here are deeply tied to the shorelines, with numerous local roads like Blarney Beach Rd and Mar Tee Beach Rd serving residential clusters and seasonal communities. The map highlights a dense concentration of local heritage sites, including the First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cem and Trinity Cem near the town center, while the more remote Skibvedt Cem and Mount Pleasant Cem reflect the rural township's earlier burial grounds.

Transportation and recreation are central to the area's layout, evidenced by the Battle Lake Municipal Airport and the complex network of smaller water bodies such as Molly Stark Lake, Lake Blanche, and Annie Battle Lake. These interconnected lakes and the Otter Tail River create a distinctive aquatic landscape that has long defined the region's development, stretching from the northern reaches of Round Lake down to Clitherall Lake near the village of Clitherall.