2014 Map of Blackwater Lake SW

About this map

Lake Sakakawea dominates the southern landscape of this Missouri River region, where the county line between McLean County and Mercer County follows the submerged channel. The map illustrates a transitional prairie terrain etched by drainage features like Buffalo Rock Coulee and Sixmile Cr, which feed into the sprawling waters of Nishu Bay. Settlement is sparse, defined by a rigid grid of rural section roads including 14th St NW and 68th Ave NW. One of the few historical markers on the landscape is the Beaver Creek Cemetery located on a bluff overlooking the lake, serving as a quiet record of the families who inhabited these uplands before and after the creation of the reservoir.