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2016 Map of Effie SE

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Effie SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Big Fork River winds through this section of Itasca County, defining a landscape of dense wetlands and isolated highlands. The river’s course is marked by the Muldoon Rapids and Rice Rapids, indicating the fluctuating elevation and water flow characteristic of this northern Minnesota region. Much of the terrain is dominated by water and marshland, featuring prominent bodies such as Grass Lake, Round Lake, and Busties Lake, while the Harrington Hills provide the area's primary relief.

Social and historical focal points are few in this sparsely settled area, making the Fredheim Norwegian Church Cem a significant landmark for those tracing local genealogy or the history of early Scandinavian settlement. This 2016 survey illustrates how the environment dictates the human footprint, with roads like Co RD 40 and Co RD 288 skirting around large wetlands and small tributaries like Swine Cr and Coon Cr.