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2011 Map of Blacktail Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Blacktail Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Blacktail Lake serves as a central landmark in this Williams County landscape, formed behind the Blacktail Dam along the course of Blacktail Creek. The surrounding terrain is defined by a grid of agricultural section lines and rural routes like County Hwy-3 that connect isolated landmarks. Near the southern edge, the settlement of Marmon provides a focal point for the surrounding prairie community, situated just north of where Otter Tail Creek meanders toward the section borders.

Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of local burial sites, specifically Bethel Cemetery in the southwest and Faith Cemetery in the southeast. To the northeast, the Little Muddy River winds through the flats, joined by the drainage of Heidemann Coulee. This map documents a stable rural infrastructure where modern reclamation efforts and traditional farming roads meet at the edge of the Bakken region.