2011 Map of Benedict SW

About this map

Glacial prairie potholes define this landscape in Ward County, which was captured during a 2009 aerial survey. The area is marked by a vast distribution of small, unnamed wetlands and ponds that characterize the North Dakota prairie. This natural hydrology is overlayed by a rigid section-line road network, including regional thoroughfares like 359th Ave SE and 30th St NW. The geography here reflects the persistent township-and-range surveying system, where long-distance routes such as 373rd Ave SE and 55th St SE provide the only structure across the water-dotted terrain. This map documents a sparsely settled agricultural region where the primary infrastructure consists of local connectors like 26th St NW and 25th St NW, serving isolated farmsteads in the rural corridor between larger regional centers.