2011 Map of Clear Lake

About this map

Clear Lake sits as the central geographic focal point in this portion of Burleigh County, an area defined by the rigid geometry of the North Dakota prairie. The landscape is dominated by a systematic grid of section-line roads, such as 340th St NE and 175th Ave NE, which reflect the enduring legacy of the Public Land Survey System. These corridors facilitate the movement of agricultural goods through a sparsely populated terrain where small depressions and wetlands dot the open fields. The arrangement of routes like 392nd St NE and 110th Ave NE indicates a landscape primarily dedicated to large-scale farming and ranching, with very little in the way of concentrated residential development or industrial infrastructure. This 2011 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey preserves the precise rural layout of the region during the early 21st century.