2014 Map of Belfield SE

About this map

Little Badlands define the southern reaches of this landscape in Stark County, where the erosion-carved terrain drops toward the drainage basins of the Missouri River watershed. This region is dominated by the intricate branching of the Heart River, which flows across the northern section of the map, while the S Br Heart River and its tributaries like Bull Cr and Norwegian Cr snake through the central and western coulees. The map illustrates a highly organized grid of rural infrastructure, where gravel roads like 124th Ave SW and 42nd St SW follow section lines across the high plains. This layout reveals the persistent influence of the Public Land Survey System on the contemporary North Dakota ranching and farming landscape, showing how modern access routes remain bound to historical property boundaries even in the complex topography of the badlands.