1972 Map of Horsehead Lake

About this map

Horsehead Lake dominates this central North Dakota landscape, its irregular shoreline defining the local topography in the early 1970s. The map illustrates a region heavily focused on conservation and water management, highlighted by the extensive Horsehead Lake State Game Management Area and the National Waterfowl Production Area situated along the eastern margins. These protected lands emphasize the area's importance as a prairie pothole habitat, characterized by numerous smaller depressions and wetlands scattered between Clear Lake and Cherry Lake.