2011 Map of Clark Butte NW

About this map

Heart River meanders across this rural Stark County landscape, carving a complex series of oxbows and bends that define the central hydrology of the area. This portion of North Dakota is characterized by a disciplined grid of section-line roads, such as 80th Ave SW and 47th Ave SW, which facilitate the region's agricultural movement. The drainage network is further supported by Buffalo Creek in the southwest and Government Creek to the north, both tributaries that feed into the larger river system. While largely open land, the map records the specific arterial routes like Burt Rd that connect isolated farmsteads and rural properties. The landscape is a study in prairie water management, where Spring Creek and other small waterways intersect with the straight-line human geometry of the Great Plains survey system.