2013 Map of Buffalo Center

About this map

Buffalo Center and Rake anchor this Northern Iowa landscape, where the agricultural grid of Winnebago County meets the meandering paths of the Middle Br Blue Earth River. The map reveals a highly engineered hydraulic environment, defined by a network of drainage infrastructure like Drainage Ditch Number 21 and Drainage Ditch Number 64, which support the region's productive farmland. The precision of the 2011 NAIP imagery and 2012 GNIS data captures the distinct street layouts of these small rural hubs, from the north-south orientation of N Main St in Buffalo Center to the neighborhood streets around Grace St in Rake. Smaller waterways such as Coon Cr cut across the geometric sections, illustrating the persistent interaction between the natural watershed and the human-designed township system.