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2020 Map of Coulee

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The boundary between Ward and Mountrail counties defines this section of the North Dakota prairie, where the landscape is carved by deep drainage features like Baden Coulee, Mott Coulee, and Spencer Coulee. These coulees provide a stark contrast to the surrounding agricultural grid and lead toward the waters of Lower Des Lacs Lake in the northeast. Small rural settlements and communities such as Baden, Kenaston, and Coulee are scattered across the sheet, often marked by their local burial grounds.

Local genealogy and history are anchored by the Spring Valley Mennonite Cem and the Baden Cem, reflecting the early pioneer settlement patterns of the region. The map captures the infrastructure of the contemporary plains, where a network of section-line roads like 310th Ave NW and 506th St NW connects isolated homesteads and religious sites, preserving the spatial organization of the original land surveys.