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1969 Map of Ogema NE

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Ogema NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

White Earth Lake and the winding course of the White Earth River dominate this 1969 landscape within the White Earth Indian Reservation. The map documents a period of conservation-focused land management, marked by several sections of the National Wildlife Management Area and the White Earth State Wildlife Management Area. Human activity is centered around scattered rural structures, including the Lake Grove Ch and a local Townhall, alongside small-scale clearings like Poodle Park.

The glaciated terrain is dense with small water bodies, many bearing family or local names such as Burns Eighty Lake, Kersting Lake, and Du Forte Lake. The boundary between Mahnomen and Becker counties bisects the lower third of the quadrangle, passing through Nemec Lake and George Lake. The detailed topography reveals a complex network of wetland basins and low ridges typical of the northern Minnesota lake country.