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2019 Map of Swift Falls

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Swift Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Swift Falls and its surrounding agricultural landscape are defined by the winding course of the E Br Chippewa River. The river is harnessed at the Swift Falls Reservoir, which sits just above the main settlement. This area near the Pope and Swift County border is a glaciated terrain of numerous water bodies, including Kolstad Lake, Lake Hanson, and the distinctive Blue Mounds rise to the north.

Evidence of the local community and its heritage is found at the Swift Falls Cem south of the reservoir. The map reveals an intricate network of township roads and drainage systems, such as County Ditch Number Fifteen, which manage the prairie wetlands surrounding Anderson Lake and Camp Lake. The grid-like survey patterns of t123n r38w and t122n r38w highlight the organized agricultural development of the region.