2019 Map of Morton NW

About this map

Lothert's Farm Strip sits in the southwest portion of this landscape, serving as a rare named landmark in an area primarily defined by an intensive agricultural drainage network. In this corner of Renville County, the natural hydrology of the E Fork Beaver Cr is heavily supplemented by an engineered system of waterways, including County Ditch Number One Hundred Fortyfour, County Ditch Number One Hundred Twentyfour, and Ditch Number Eightyfive-a. This intricate grid of ditches and township roads, such as Co RD 17 and Co HWY 4, illustrates the comprehensive mid-20th-century effort to manage the prairie wetlands for high-yield farming. The map captures a quintessential Minnesota agricultural township structure, where section lines dictate the placement of nearly every road and drainage feature.