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1980 Map of Hobarton

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Hobarton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Kossuth County is defined here by a network of drainage infrastructure and the steady paths of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad. Near the small settlement of Hobarton, the terrain is punctuated by the Algona Municipal Airport and the Radio Towers (KGLA). The eastern edge of the map shows a shift in topography as the land drops toward the Des Moines R, where the Ambrose A Call State Park offers a concentrated area of woodland and recreation including a Picnic Area.

Evidence of early social services is found at the County Home, while the natural prairie heritage is preserved at Stinson Prairie State Park. Water management is a primary feature of this rural district, with Lotts Creek and several engineered channels like Ditch No 87 and Ditch No 9 supporting the surrounding farmland. Smaller communities and rural locales such as Tanis are also documented, alongside natural drainage systems like Fourmile Creek and Hine Creek.