2010 Map of Clementson SW

About this map

The Rapid River system defines this corner of Koochiching County, showing a landscape shaped by slow-moving water and a strictly regulated grid of transport. This 2010 survey by the U. S. Geological Survey captures the meandering course of the main river and the East Fork Rapid River as they wind through the northern Minnesota lowlands. Below these watercourses, Bartons Brook cuts across the central portion of the map, flowing through an area where the wilderness is partitioned by a network of county roads. The transport pattern here is defined by long, straight stretches of highway, including County Hwy-7 and County Hwy-82, which facilitate movement through the dense terrain between these drainage systems. The presence of Town Road 9 along the eastern edge highlights the local infrastructure that supports this sparsely populated region.