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1985 Map of Cavalier

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Cavalier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Red River of the North defines the eastern boundary of this mid-1980s survey, where the border between North Dakota and Minnesota meets the international line of the Canada United States border. In this corner of the Red River Valley, the landscape is characterized by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure, including Judicial Ditch No 3 and County Ditch No 43, which support the region's agricultural productivity. To the west, the Pembina Hills provide a distinct shift in topography, rising above the flat valley floor near Walhalla.

Transportation corridors of the Burlington Northern and Soo Line railroads link scattered rural settlements such as Neche, Pembina, and Cavalier. Numerous conservation areas, including the Tongue River State Wildlife Management Area and Icelandic State Park, are interspersed among the grid of section lines and coulees like Hyde Park Coulee, reflecting a managed landscape where water features like the Tongue River and Willow Creek are central to the geography.