2022 Map of Lake Hanska West

About this map

Iberia stands as the primary named settlement in this pocket of Brown County, situated along a bend of the Cottonwood River in southern Minnesota. The landscape is defined by its sophisticated water management and glacial hydrology, characterized by the long, narrow reach of Lake Hanska and the organized drainage of County Ditch Number Eleven. A grid of agricultural roads, such as Co Hwy 10 and 280th Ave, connects the farmsteads that occupy the prairie between the primary river valleys. The Little Cottonwood River meanders through the central sections, while smaller bodies of water like Gilman Lake and Zanders Lake punctuate the upland plains, illustrating the transition from riparian corridors to managed farmland.