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2022 Map of Lake Miltona West

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Lake Miltona West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The boundary between Otter Tail and Douglas counties bisects a landscape defined by an intricate network of glacial lakes and agricultural drainage. This northern Minnesota terrain is dominated by the sprawling waters of Lake Miltona and Lake Ida, where points of interest like Betsy Ross Point and Christopherson Bay define the southern shoreline. The small settlement of Leaf Valley sits at a crossroads in the center of the map, serving as a local hub for the surrounding farmsteads and lakeside properties.

Evidence of early community life is found at Saint James Cem near Diekow Lake and Ebenezer Cem further south. The land between these major water bodies is engineered with drainage infrastructure, specifically County Ditch Number Sixty and County Ditch Number Eleven, which channel water through the low-lying marshes. These features, combined with smaller basins like Indian Lake, Ellis Lake, and Vermont Lake, illustrate the complex hydrology of the region as it appeared in the early 21st century.