2018 Map of Rush Lake East

About this map

Rush Lake defines the western edge of this rural landscape, where the prairie of northwest Iowa transitions into a network of managed watercourses and agricultural grids. The map documents a strictly organized territory along the border of Palo Alto and Pocahontas Counties, defined by a precise section-line road system including 470th St and 500th St. Natural drainage through N Br Lizard Cr and Pilot Cr is supplemented by man-made alterations such as Ditch Number 36, illustrating the long-term engineering of the regional hydrology for farming. At the southern margin, Potato Farm Rd and Cedar Cr indicate the localized land use and tributary patterns that have sustained these rural communities for generations.