2013 Map of Greenview

About this map

Agricultural precision and water management define this portion of Polk County, where the landscape is organized by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure. Small communities including Burwell, Harold, and Greenview are linked by MN-102 and county routes that follow the rigid section lines typical of the Red River Valley region. The map reveals the intricate engineering required to cultivate this low-lying terrain, specifically the numerous named waterways such as County Ditch Number One Hundred Fortythree, County Ditch Number Seventyfour, and County Ditch Number One Hundred Thirtynine. These artificial channels run parallel and perpendicular to the natural meandering course of Burnham Cr, illustrating how late-20th and early-21st-century land use has fundamentally reshaped the hydrology of the area to support large-scale farming.