2020 Map of Hope SE

About this map

Fullers Lake sits at the heart of this Steele County landscape, a central wetland feature in a region defined by its complex glacial hydrology. The prairie terrain is deeply influenced by the meandering courses of the S Br Goose River, also labeled here as the South Branch Goose River, and the headwaters of the Elm River in the southeast. This 2020 survey illustrates the rigid Public Land Survey System grid that dictates the movement of modern travelers along routes like Co Hwy 8 and Co Hwy 1. The map reveals how the natural flow of these northern rivers intersects with the straight lines of section roads, creating a checkerboard of agricultural parcels and scattered prairie potholes characteristic of the Red River Valley’s western fringes.