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2019 Map of Waterville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Waterville sits as a primary hub between the waters of Tetonka Lake and Sakatah Lake, where the flow of White Water Cr connects these major basins. The settlement pattern here is defined by its proximity to the shoreline, with distinctive points like Crams Point, McPete Point, and Rocky Point reaching into the lakes. To the east, the landscape narrows significantly at The Narrows before widening back into the larger body of Sakatah Lake.

South of the main town, the terrain transitions into a grid of agricultural land and scattered water bodies including Reeds Lake, Toners Lake, and Knutsen Lake. This area is particularly dense with historical markers for genealogists, featuring a high concentration of burial grounds such as Saint Jarlath Cem, Iosco Cem, and North Waseca Cem. The map also captures the unincorporated community of Palmer and the southern marshlands near Hands Marsh, illustrating a rural landscape where drainage and elevation dictate the location of farmsteads and cemeteries.