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2022 Map of Green Isle

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Green Isle sits at the eastern edge of a landscape defined by its glacial history and agricultural drainage systems. This portion of Sibley and McLeod counties is characterized by numerous depressions, including Severance Lake, Curran Lake, and Schauer Lake, alongside several areas identified as lakebeds, such as Brian Lakebed and Bear Lakebed. These features point to a shifting hydrologic environment where former open waters have transitioned into wetlands or seasonal basins.

Local history and genealogy researchers will find several significant burial sites, including the Green Isle Cem, Saint Marys Cem, and Zion Cem. The inclusion of the Zion School Cem suggests a former integration of educational and religious communal spaces. The drainage of the prairie is managed through a network of engineered waterways, most notably High Island Ditch Number Two and Judicial Ditch Number Eight, which dominate the local topography.