2018 Map of Hecla NE

About this map

North Dakota and South Dakota meet along a remarkably straight boundary at the center of this quadrangle, where 100th St State Line Rd tracks the jurisdictional divide between Dickey, Sargent, and Brown counties. The landscape is defined by the heavy presence of wetlands and drainage patterns, most notably the Portage Detroit Ditch which cuts through the southern half of the map. This era of the landscape is characterized by a strict section-line road grid, including Co Rd 20 and 408th Ave, which service the agricultural holdings throughout this prairie region. The lack of concentrated settlements highlights a period of rural land use where transportation was entirely dependent on this rectilinear network of county roads and avenues.