2017 Map of Epworth SE

About this map

Shell Cr meanders through the northern sections of this rural landscape in Mountrail County, defining the drainage patterns of this prairie region. The area is heavily defined by the Public Land Survey System, with townships such as t154n r89w and t153n r88w organizing the terrain into a disciplined grid of sections. This geometric layout is reflected in the local road network, which consists almost entirely of numbered section-line roads such as 48th St NW and 71st Ave NW. This mapping shows the intersection of natural watercourses and the rigid human imposition of boundaries on the North Dakota plains. The numerous small depressions and wetland signatures across the central sections suggest the glacial pothole character common to this part of the state, where agriculture must navigate between water-filled basins and low rises.