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2016 Map of Orwell Lake

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Orwell Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Otter Tail River winds through this section of Otter Tail County, feeding into the prominent Orwell Reservoir and the Dayton Hollow Reservoir to the northeast. This landscape is characterized by its complex hydrology, where the Rabbit River and numerous smaller water bodies like Faunce Lake and Upper Lightning Lake dot the prairie terrain. The grid of country roads, such as Co HWY 114 and Co RD 15, provides the framework for the agricultural properties and small communities established here.

At the crossroads of 130th ST and 140th Ave, the small settlement of Western serves as a local focal point. This area holds significant interest for those tracing family history, as it contains the Emmanuel Lutheran Church and its associated Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cem, along with the Western Presbyterian Cem. These sites, along with the surrounding township boundaries of t132n r44w and t131n r44w, illustrate the enduring layout of rural Minnesota life in the early 21st century.