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2014 Map of Michigan West

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Michigan West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Michigan and Mapes anchor the southern portion of this Nelson County landscape, where the prairie begins to break into a complex network of glacial wetlands and depressions. The town of Michigan sits at the junction of Us-2 and Inez Ave, serving as a primary local hub for the surrounding agricultural grid. To the west, the smaller settlement of Mapes lies along the same vital transit corridor, which runs parallel to a lattice of section roads like 42nd St NE.

Hydrography dominates the northern half of the quadrangle, characterized by large, irregular water bodies including Lake Laretta, Rose Lake, and Fiske Lake. These features, along with the extensive McHugh Slough in the northwest, reflect the undulating terrain of the Red River Valley's edge. The strictly partitioned road network, including corridors like 111th Ave NE and 47th St NE, illustrates the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on North Dakota's rural development.