2016 Map of Shilling Dam

About this map

Rapid River flows through the northern reaches of this landscape, crossing the administrative boundary between Lake of the Woods and Beltrami counties. This remote wetland environment is punctuated by Shilling Dam in the northwest, a focal point in a territory largely defined by its extensive marshlands and water systems. The map detail reflects the vast, undeveloped character of the northern Minnesota peatlands, where the land is organized by the Public Land Survey System into townships like t156n r35w. Access to this interior is limited to utilitarian routes such as Rapid River Rd NW and Rapid River Rd SW, which navigate the fringes of the saturated terrain.