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2013 Map of Holmen

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Holmen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Mississippi River and the sprawling waters of Lake Onalaska dominate this 2013 survey of the Wisconsin-Minnesota borderlands. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, where the Black River meets a network of secondary channels including The Bullet Chute, Dodge Chute, and Dresbach Slough. These waterways frame a series of landforms such as Island Number Ninety-one, Rosebud Island, and Bell Island, illustrating the shifting nature of the river valley.

Settlement patterns show significant development in Holmen and the residential corridors along Amsterdam Prairie and Brice Prairie. To the west, across the river in Minnesota, the small communities of Dakota and Dresbach cling to the shoreline beneath Red Oak Ridge. Local industry and agricultural heritage are represented by Southwind Orchards, while modern infrastructure is anchored by the La Crosse Municipal Airport at the southern edge of the quadrangle.