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2010 Map of Lake Hanska West

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Lake Hanska West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Lake Hanska and its surrounding agricultural plains define this region of Brown County during the early 21st century. The map illustrates a landscape where natural water systems and human-engineered drainage intersect, shown by the meandering Cottonwood River in the northwest and the precisely cut County Ditch Number Eleven further east. Small rural centers like Iberia and Stark remain as focal points for the surrounding farmsteads, connected by a rigid grid of township roads and county highways including County Hwy-24 and County Hwy-10.

Transportation and utility are represented by the presence of the Sleepy Eye Municipal Airport at the northern edge of the sheet. The hydrological character of the area is further marked by Gilman Lake and the winding course of the Little Cottonwood River, which snakes through the central townships. This map serves as a clear record of the modern rural infrastructure and water management practices in southern Minnesota.