2014 Map of Coldwater Lake SW

About this map

Glacial depressions and prairie wetlands characterize this section of McIntosh County, where the high-plains landscape is divided by a rigid grid of section-line roads. ND-11 serves as the primary east-west corridor across the southern portion of the map, while CR-9 provides a northern route through the interior. For those researching the German-Russian heritage of the region, the presence of the Hoffnungs German Cem and the Friedens Congregational Cem offers concrete links to early 20th-century settlement patterns and community centers that once dotted these grasslands. The terrain is notably sparse, defined by small unnamed lakes and sloughs that disrupt the otherwise uniform agricultural grid of routes like 92nd St SE and 58th Ave SE.