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2013 Map of Lake Mills

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Lake Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Lake Mills serves as the primary hub of this northern Winnebago County landscape, its grid of streets such as N 3rd Ave W and E Main St concentrated near the southern border. The surrounding terrain is defined by a highly managed water system, where the meandering course of Lime Creek is augmented by straight-line engineering projects like Drainage Ditch Number 108 and Drainage Ditch Number 92. These features, along with the Hogsback Marsh Public Hunting Area, suggest a landscape shaped by both intensive agriculture and conservation efforts.

To the northwest, the small settlement of Scarville sits at the intersection of Main St and Norway St. The map also captures the local transportation infrastructure of the early 21st century, including the Lake Mills Municipal Airport and the expansive waters of Rice Lake in the southeast. This survey provides a clear view of how these Iowa communities remained anchored to their drainage-dependent agricultural roots while maintaining established civic centers.