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2020 Map of Manning

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Manning
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Manning serves as a small but vital hub for this section of the Great Plains, anchored by the Dunn County Court House and the nearby Manning Cem. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Knife River, which is joined by Wolf Cr just north of the settlement. The surrounding terrain is a grid of section lines and rural roads such as 12th St SW and 113th Ave SW, reflecting the systematic land survey patterns of North Dakota's ranching and farming country.

Waterways like Crooked Cr and Lighting Cr carve drainage patterns through the high plains, illustrating the natural geography that dictates local movement and land use. This survey captures the sparse but persistent human footprint in Dunn County, where the infrastructure of local government and memory is concentrated at the river's edge while the rest of the landscape remains dedicated to wide-open acreage.