2021 Map of Ness Chain Lakes

About this map

Ness Chain Lake and its surrounding wetlands form the center of this prairie landscape at the junction of Sanborn, Miner, and Hanson counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of glacial lakes and marshy depressions, including Stone House Lake and the School Section Lakes. This area reflects the typical township-and-range development of the northern plains, where a rigid grid of gravel roads like 420th Ave and 247th St provides the only passage through a complex water system. For local historians, the centrally located Redstone Cem serves as a significant landmark of early settlement. The drainage patterns of Rock Creek and Johnson Creek provide rare topographic relief in an otherwise low-lying region dominated by Lake Leo and numerous unnamed potholes.