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1985 Map of Wheaton

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Wheaton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Lake Traverse and the narrow Big Stone Lake dominate this tri-state borderland where Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota converge. The 1985 survey captures the landscape as a grid of agriculture and conservation, marked by numerous protected areas like the National Waterfowl Production Area and the Mallard Hole State Wildlife Management Area. The Burlington Northern railroad serves as the primary industrial spine, connecting prairie settlements such as Wheaton, Graceville, and Herman.

A network of drainage projects, including Judicial Ditch No 1 and the Mustinka River, illustrates the long-term modification of the prairie to support farming. Small islands like Rainbow Island and Diamond Island appear within the larger lakes, while the western edge of the map follows the Indian Reservation Boundary near Rosholt. This document provides a clear look at the regional infrastructure of the mid-1980s, from the Wheaton Municipal Airport to the scattered prairie sloughs.