2010 Map of West Bend NE

About this map

Ottosen stands as the primary hub of activity in this rural Humboldt County landscape, positioned along the western edge of a dense grid of agricultural section roads. The terrain is defined by the slow meander of prairie waterways, including Lotts Creek and Hine Creek, which wind through the township before reaching the East Fork Des Moines River in the northeast. The rigid geometry of routes like Georgia Ave and 110th St contrasts with the fluid paths of Trulner Creek, illustrating the intersection of Iowa's organized land partitions and its natural drainage patterns. This survey provides a clear view of the mid-century agricultural structure that remained largely intact through the early 2000s, where small-scale drainage ways dictated the placement of homesteads and local transit routes.