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2022 Map of Diamond Bluff West

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Diamond Bluff West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area dominates the central landscape of this quadrangle, where the massive waterway forms a complex network of sloughs and backwaters along the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. This 2022 survey documents a hydrographically dense region where the Mississippi River is fed by the Big River and Wind River from the north and the Vermillion River from the west. The area's geography is defined by significant island formations and wetlands, most notably Prairie Island, which contains the Prairie Island Cem.

Settlement patterns are concentrated near the water, with the small community of Etter situated near the western wetlands and Stroms located to the southeast. The map details the transition from the high bluffs of Eagle Point down to the low-lying reaches of Mud Hen Lake, Sharp Muskrat Lake, and Sturgeon Lake. Modern infrastructure like the Stol Airport and the Mississippi River Trl interact with the natural landscape of Dry Run Coulee and Morgan Coulee, illustrating the region's contemporary character as both a protected natural corridor and a site of local transport.