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2013 Map of Oza Tanka Lakebed

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Oza Tanka Lakebed
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Oza Tanka Lakebed area of Faribault County reveals a landscape fundamentally reshaped by agricultural engineering. This part of southern Minnesota is defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure, including Judicial Ditch Number Six and County Ditch Number Seventy, which transformed former wetlands and lakebeds into productive farmland. The natural path of the E Br Blue Earth River meanders through the southern portion of the map, providing a sharp contrast to the rigid, geometric grid of the county road system and the straight lines of the man-made ditches.

Local history is preserved in small family and community plots such as Ellingson Family Cem and Saint Marys Cem. These sites, along with Dell Cem, offer valuable touchpoints for genealogists tracing the early settlement patterns of the region. The proximity of the interstate and MN-254 highlights the evolution of transportation in a rural area where the primary economy remains tied to the land and its complex water management systems like County Ditch Number Five.