2014 Map of Bowbells SE

About this map

Upper Des Lacs Lake dominates the western portion of this landscape, its waters filling a glacial valley that cuts through the high plains of the North Dakota borderlands. In 2014, the area remains defined by a strict section-line grid of rural roads, including 492nd St NW and 478th St NW, which serve the expansive agricultural tracts surrounding the lake. The settlement of Nine Mile Corner marks a rare concentration of activity near the convergence of three counties. This map serves as a precise record of the administrative intersections where Burke Co, Renville Co, and Ward Co boundaries meet, illustrating the persistence of early prairie land divisions into the twenty-first century.