2019 Map of Skull Lake NE

About this map

State Ditch drainage systems dominate this corner of Kittson County, reflecting the extensive water management efforts required to utilize the low-lying prairie of northwest Minnesota. Waterways like State Ditch Number Eightyfour and State Ditch Number Seventytwo crisscross the landscape alongside natural features like the N Br Two Rivers. The agrarian character of the region is punctuated by small, significant sites of local heritage, including the North Prairie Cem and the Hewett Family Cem, located near the intersection of Co Rd 25 and Closed Rd. This grid-based surveying illustrates the intersection of public land systems and the practical infrastructure of rural life, from Field Rd to the various county routes that provide the primary framework for movement across the plains.