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2016 Map of Lake Benton NE

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Lake Benton NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Ivanhoe serves as the primary center of settlement in this part of Lincoln County, situated at the intersection of CO Hwy 25 and CO Hwy 15. The landscape is dominated by the high plateau of the Coteau des Prairies, which dictates the drainage patterns of the region's many watercourses. The headwaters of the Yellow Medicine River divide here, with both the N Br Yellow Medicine River and the S Br Yellow Medicine River carving through the prairie.

Genealogists will find significant local history at the West Elim Cem and East Elim Cem, as well as the Shaokatan Cem located just south of Lake Shaokatan. The presence of the Swenson Lakebed and Ash Lake highlights the glacial topography typical of this southwestern Minnesota region, where seasonal wetlands and smaller lakes are interspersed among a grid of rural roads like CO Rd 16 and CO Rd 15.