2011 Map of Hurricane Lake West

About this map

Hurricane Lake dominates the eastern boundary of this Pierce County landscape, its irregular shoreline and wetlands defining the drainage patterns of the region. The map reveals a strictly regulated section-line road network, where routes like 74th St NE and 53rd Ave NE carve the prairie into a precise grid of agricultural parcels. This 2011 survey, produced by the U.S. Geological Survey using imagery from 2009, reflects the persistent rural character of the North Dakota plains. The absence of concentrated settlements highlights a landscape of dispersed farmsteads and open terrain typical of the northern Great Plains, where long thoroughfares such as 49th Ave NE provide the primary connection between isolated rural properties and the broader county infrastructure.