2016 Map of Jackson NW

About this map

The city of Jackson sits at the southern edge of this Minnesota landscape, where the Des Moines River winds through the terrain near the junction of State 57 and Riverside Dr. The surrounding prairie is defined by an extensive network of engineered waterways, including County Ditch Number Fourteen and Judicial Ditch Number Thirtytwo, which manage the drainage of this agricultural region. This infrastructure highlights the transformation of the natural hydrology into a productive farming landscape, with the E Fork Des Moines River and S Fork Elm Cr providing natural drainage pathways. North of the city, the Jackson Municipal Airport serves as a modern landmark amidst the grid of rural roads like 870th St and Co Rd 76, illustrating the intersection of traditional land use and twentieth-century transportation.