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1993 Map of Devils Lake

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Devils Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Devils Lake and its intricate shoreline dominate the southwestern quadrant of this regional study, where the Devils Lake Sioux Indian Reservation and Gilbert C Grafton State Military Reservation anchor the landscape. The map reveals a transition between the deep water of Main Bay and the vast network of National Waterfowl Production Areas that define the prairie pothole region to the north. Transportation patterns are clearly delineated by the Burlington Northern and Soo Line railroads, which connected grain-handling settlements like Lakota, Michigan, and Starkweather during the late twentieth century.

Conservation areas such as Sullys Hills N W R and the Pioneer Lake National Wildlife Refuge appear alongside drainage features like Edmore Coulee and Mauvais Coulee. These watercourses illustrate the complex hydrologic basin that feeds into Morrison Lake and Sweetwater Lake, providing a detailed view of the rural township structure from Adams to Lillehoff before many smaller railroad sidings and rural schools were consolidated.