2020 Map of Charlson NW

About this map

Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River define the southern landscape of this Williams County quadrangle. The map documents the northern reaches of the reservoir where it meets the river channel, featuring the broad indentation of Hofflund Bay. To the north, the terrain transitions into a structured grid of rural roads and section lines, with drainage provided by the seasonal flows of Dry Fork Cr and Beaver Cr. This area illustrates the late-twentieth-century management of the Missouri River Basin, where expansive water projects meet the traditional agricultural layout of the High Plains. Essential transportation routes like Co Hwy 23 and various numbered section roads, such as 54th St NW, connect the remote farmsteads and upland plateaus typical of this region north of the Missouri.