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2010 Map of Porter SW

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Porter SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Wilno anchors the southwest corner of this southwestern Minnesota landscape, where the prairie is defined by the branching waters of the Yellow Medicine River. This 2010 survey illustrates a highly organized grid of rural infrastructure, from the long stretches of County Hwy-109 to localized township roads like T-113. The area's social and community history is preserved through its sacred spaces, including the Saint Johns Cantius Cemetery near Wilno and the centrally located Alta Vista Cemetery.

Water management is a central theme of this terrain, evidenced by several named earthen works such as the Miller Estate Farm Pond Dam and the Dillon-Syltie-Boulton Structure Dam along the North Branch Yellow Medicine River. These features, alongside natural bodies like Oak Lake and Drietz-Lake, show how the natural drainage of the land has been adapted for agricultural and residential use in Lincoln County.