2024 Map of Merricourt SE

About this map

Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area occupies large portions of the landscape in this southeastern North Dakota township, preserving the critical wetland habitats typical of the Missouri Coteau region. The area is defined by its prairie pothole topography, where Happy Lake and Moores Lake sit alongside numerous unnamed seasonal wetlands and depressions. These water bodies, along with the headwaters of the Elm River and drainage features like Bristol Gulch and Webber Gulch, illustrate the intricate hydrology of the central plains. A grid of section-line roads, including Co Hwy 2 and various numbered avenues and streets, provides access to this largely agricultural and conservation-focused territory, reflecting the enduring township-and-range surveying system established during the initial settlement of Dickey County.