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2017 Map of Lake Ilo

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Lake Ilo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Lake Ilo dominates the landscape of this Dunn County region, serving as a central catchment for the winding waters of Spring Creek and Murphy Creek. Located just east of the city of Killdeer, the area reflects a structured prairie landscape defined by the Public Land Survey System, with a dense grid of section-line roads like 4th Street SW and 7th Street SW providing access to the surrounding farmsteads.

The presence of several burial sites, including the Normanna Lutheran Church Cemetery and Dunn Center Cemetery, provides significant data points for genealogists researching early settlement families in this part of North Dakota. In the northern reaches, Pete's Port Airport suggests the continued importance of general aviation for connecting these isolated agricultural communities, while to the southeast, the wetlands of Le Paul Slough and the drainage of Stray Creek illustrate the natural hydrography that persists alongside the man-made reservoir.