2010 Map of German Valley

Hydrological control is the dominant visual theme, with Storks Ditch and numbered channels like Drainage Ditch Number 80 cutting across the grid of section roads to drain the fertile land. Despite this engineering, remnants of the natural prairie wetlands persist in features such as Dismal Swamp and a series of pools—Darling Pool, Pierce Pool, and Ruddy Pool—which contrast with the structured flow of Little Buffalo Creek in the southeastern quadrant.