2019 Map of Canby SE

About this map

The Coteau des Prairies, a vast highland plateau, shapes the hydrology and agricultural layout of this Lincoln County landscape. This 2019 survey captures a region where natural water bodies and engineered drainage systems coexist, as seen in the headwaters of the Lac qui Parle River and the N Br Yellow Medicine River. The map highlights the transition of the land through labels like Bukowski Lakebed and Swenson Lakebed, indicating basins that no longer hold permanent open water. Local history is anchored by the Marble Cem, which sits along a grid of section roads like Co RD 20 and 370th ST. Significant engineering works, including Judicial Ditch Number Twentyone and Judicial Ditch Number Nineteen, illustrate the extensive efforts to manage the wetlands of the Coteau for regional cultivation.