Highway 117 serves as a short east–west route between Lake Traverse at the Minnesota / South Dakota state line and the city of Wheaton.
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Browns Valley lies along the Little Minnesota River between the northern end of Big Stone Lake and the southern end of Lake Traverse, which is separated from the Little Minnesota River by a low and narrow continental divide that skirts the northern edge of town.