2020 Map of Drake SE

About this map

Lake Richard and Frankhauser Lake punctuate this portion of the prairie pothole region along the border of McHenry and Sheridan counties. The landscape is defined by a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands, including Moorehead Lake and Sand Lake, which shaped the early section-line road system. This grid of local thoroughfares, such as 27th St NE and 12th Ave NE, highlights the systematic agricultural organization of the North Dakota plains. The map reveals how these natural water bodies, including the smaller Guyes Lake, necessitated slight diversions in the otherwise rigid township and range lines, illustrating the tension between surveyor geometry and the reality of the water-rich terrain in the central part of the state.