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2010 Map of Bigelow

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Bigelow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Bigelow and the small settlement of Org anchor this agricultural landscape in Nobles County, Minnesota, during the first decade of the 2000s. The area is defined by a complex network of prairie waterways and drainage infrastructure, including Judicial Ditch Number Ten and the Ocheyedan River. In the northern portion of the map, the southern reaches of Okabena Lake and Stony Point appear near Worthington, while further south, Ocheda Lake is regulated by the Ocheda Lake Dam.

Rural life is marked by the Bigelow Post Office and the isolated Ransom Cemetery, which stands as a quiet landmark for family historians. The terrain is largely shaped by the meandering paths of the Little Rock River and Otter Creek, which flow through a grid of established county roads. Water management is a primary theme of the landscape, culminating at the southern border with the Stateline Structure Dam and Lake Bella.