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2019 Map of La Salle

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of La Salle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

La Salle serves as a central hub in this agricultural landscape of southern Minnesota, situated just south of the Brown and Watonwan County line. The town's local character is anchored by the La Salle Lutheran Cem and a grid of rural roads that connect isolated farmsteads across the prairie. To the south lies Grogan, another small community node near the Rosendale Cem, showing the persistent pattern of settlement near dependable water sources like the Watonwan River and its various tributaries.

The terrain is defined by its complex hydrography, where the Watonwan River and Saint James Cr meander through the glacial plains. Notable features such as Lake Hanska and the uniquely named One Hundred Acre Slough suggest a landscape where wetlands and prairie drainage have dictated land use for generations. The modest elevation of Ft Hill provides one of the few breaks in the steady topography of this farming region.