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2018 Map of Belle Plaine SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Holiday Lake sits at the center of this rural Poweshiek County landscape, surrounded by a dense network of residential streets including Aurora Dr and Lakeshore Dr. The surrounding countryside follows the structured grids of the Public Land Survey System, spanning townships such as t81n r14w and t82n r13w. These sections are partitioned by a series of numbered avenues and local routes like Kent Church Rd and Co Hwy F17.

Historical traces are preserved in small hilltop plots, most notably Kent Cem south of the lake and Squires Cem to the north. The drainage pattern is defined by several tributaries, with N Walnut Cr and Walnut Cr flowing through the northern sections while Stony Cr and Big Bear Creek cross the southern reaches. This modern survey illustrates the persistent agricultural character of the Iowa interior, where large farm sections are occasionally interrupted by lakeside residential developments.