2013 Map of Sioux Rapids SE

About this map

The N Raccoon River defines this agricultural landscape in Buena Vista County, cutting a meandering path through a rigid grid of rural roads. This 2013 survey illustrates the highly organized township-and-range section layout characteristic of the Iowa prairie, where numbered thoroughfares like 150th Ave and 200th Ave intersect at precise intervals with east-west routes such as 450th St and 500th St. One of the few non-infrastructure labels on the map is the Nagel Hog Farm, which highlights the specialized livestock production that has become a central component of modern Midwestern industrial farming. The contrast between the natural curves of the river and the artificial geometry of the fields and roads emphasizes the total transformation of the prairie into a highly managed productive environment.