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2017 Map of Wolff Lake

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Wolff Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The state line between McIntosh County, North Dakota and McPherson County, South Dakota bisects this prairie landscape, revealing a region defined by agricultural grids and scattered glacial wetlands. Near the border, the small settlement of Lowell serves as a local reference point in a terrain marked by numerous small depressions and ponds typical of the Missouri Coteau. To the south, Wolff Lake and the winding course of Spring Cr provide the primary drainage for the area's rolling topography.

Genealogists will find the locations of the Marienburg Cem and Johannestal Cem particularly valuable for tracing early families in these rural townships. The map details a dense network of sectional roads, such as 101st St SE and 338th Ave, which connect isolated farmsteads across the state boundary. Significant routes like Co Hwy 4 facilitate movement through this sparsely populated borderland, where the land use is dictated by the natural drainage patterns of the prairie potholes.