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2022 Map of Prior Lake

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Prior Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Upper Prior Lake and Lower Prior Lake anchor this suburban and rural landscape in Scott County, where the transition from dense residential development to open wetland and farmland is clearly defined. The area around Prior Lake and Grainwood shows a complex network of residential streets and shoreline properties, including several notable islands like Reeds Island and Lone Tree Island. To the south, the terrain opens into a more rural character around the small settlement of Lydia, where the grid of county roads connects scattered farmsteads and agricultural plots.

Genealogists and local historians can find several established burial grounds across the township, including Saint Paul's Lutheran Cem near the town center and more remote sites like Fish Lake Cem and Saint Catherine's Cem to the south. Water is the defining natural feature of the quadrangle, with numerous glacial lakes such as Spring Lake, Fish Lake, and McMahon Lake punctuating the landscape, while the Credit River winds through the eastern portion of the sheet.