2011 Map of Luverne SE

About this map

Hope Dam sits at the eastern edge of this northern prairie landscape, which is defined by a sparse network of section lines and intermittent drainage patterns. Surveyed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the area shows the structured grid of Steele County with County RD-4 and County HWY-8A providing the primary transit routes across the open terrain. The lack of concentrated settlements or industrial markers reflects a strictly agrarian character, where the topography is shaped by countless small depressional wetlands typical of this glaciated region. This survey captures the rural infrastructure before modern developments, preserving the specific placement of rural roads and water management features used in the early twenty-first century.