2011 Map of Bowbells NE

About this map

Upper Des Lacs Lake dominates the western portion of this landscape, carving a wide valley through the high plains of the North Dakota-Saskatchewan border region. The area is defined by a rigid section-line road network, including arterial routes such as County Rd-1 and County Rd-2. This grid system, characterized by roads like 109th St NW and 60th Ave NW, reflects the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century agrarian development of the Missouri Plateau. The map captures the intersection of natural hydrology and human-imposed geometry, showing how local transit routes like 105th St NW navigate the descent toward the lake's edge. This 2011 edition provides a clear record of rural infrastructure and land management in the northern Great Plains.