2011 Map of Deering SE

About this map

Egg Creek meanders across this rural section of Ward County, defining the drainage patterns of an area dominated by a strict sectional road grid. The landscape is characterized by its organized agricultural layout, with east-west corridors such as 128th Ave NE and 100th Ave NE spaced at regular intervals. These roads, along with north-south routes like 111th St NE and 167th St NE, provide the primary infrastructure for the farming community. The subtle terrain changes indicated by the topography around Egg Creek stand in contrast to the engineered precision of the township and range lines. This 2011 survey, produced with U.S. Geological Survey data, captures the intersection of natural watercourses and the human-imposed geometry of the Great Plains, illustrating how late-twentieth and early-twenty-first-century infrastructure follows the original nineteenth-century land survey system.