2013 Map of Lake Hanska East

About this map

Hanska Lake dominates the southern portion of this Brown County landscape, surrounded by a complex network of agricultural drainage and small water bodies. The terrain is defined by its glacial history, visible in features like the Broom Lakebed and numerous depressions such as Omsrud Lake and Shady Lake. The Little Cottonwood River meanders across the northern half of the sheet, supplemented by man-made engineering including County Ditch Number Eleven and County Ditch Number Thirtyfour. This 2013 survey illustrates a rural environment where land use is dictated by water management, with a grid of county roads connecting isolated landmarks. Genealogists will find the locations of Lake Hanska Cem and Zion Cem particularly useful for identifying family history sites within this prairie pothole region.