Loading map...

1969 Map of Heart Lake

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Heart Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The White Earth Indian Reservation Boundary bisects this landscape of glacial lakes and wetlands in north-central Minnesota. The map documents a transition in land use, where forestry and wildlife conservation overlap at the White Earth State Forest and the Clearwater State Wildlife Management Area. A chain of significant water bodies, including Long Lake, Heart Lake, and Mallard Lake, are connected by marshy lowlands and streams such as Sucker Creek.

Evidence of early infrastructure is preserved through an Old RR Grade and Railroad Grade cutting across the northeastern terrain near Bear Creek. Small-scale local history is marked by School No 159 in the northwest and the Stevens Cem near the southeastern corner, reflecting the sparse rural settlement pattern of the late 1960s. Engineering details like the Spillway Elev 1559 near Heart Lake indicate managed water levels within this complex hydrological system.