2011 Map of Pekin NW

About this map

Stump Lake dominates the southern half of this landscape, its irregular shoreline and surrounding wetlands characteristic of the drift prairie's glaciated terrain. The hydrology of the area is defined by a series of smaller basins to the north, including Swan Lake and Coon Lake, along with the managed waters of Rose Lake and the Rose Lake Dam. A regular grid of section roads, such as County Rd 23 and 99th Ave NE, partitions the countryside, reflecting the late 19th-century public land survey system that organized this agricultural region. The most prominent elevation in the vicinity is Blue Mountain, rising west of the expansive waters of Stump Lake. This survey provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure and natural drainage patterns in Nelson County before more recent environmental changes altered the water levels in these terminal basins.