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1965 Map of Charlson NW

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Charlson NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

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The Garrison Reservoir dominates the southern landscape of this mid-1960s survey, marking a significant transformation of the Missouri River valley along the border of Williams and McKenzie Counties. This era shows a distinctive intersection of North Dakota's water management and energy industry, with the Hofflund Gas and Oil Field spreading across the uplands north of Hofflund Bay.

Evidence of the region's geologic and agricultural character is scattered throughout the township lines, from the Scoria Pits located near the Dry Fork to the presence of Farmvale in the northwest. The terrain transitions from the high, dissected plateaus of Hofflund down to the flooded bottoms where Elm Tree and the original river channel once dictated the local geography. Significant drainages like Beaver Creek and Spring Fork Dry Creek continue to carve the rugged northern breaks as they descend toward the reservoir.