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1981 Map of Big Slough

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Big Slough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Barnesville State Wildlife Management Area and the namesake Big Slough dominate this prairie landscape in the early 1980s. Located at the intersection of several townships including Skree, Parke, and Humboldt, the terrain is defined by its conservation focus and water-managed wetlands. The area serves as a significant ecological corridor, evidenced by the numerous designated zones such as the Janssen State Wildlife Management Area and various National Waterfowl Production Areas.

Beyond the conservation lands, the map captures rural community markers like the Gran Ch and a Golf Course near the northern banks of Whisky Creek. The landscape is etched with the drainage patterns of Stony Creek and punctuated by Solem Lake in the southeast. This map provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure between Clay and Wilkin counties, where gravel extraction sites and township boundaries reflect the agrarian and resource-based economy of the Red River Valley region.