2011 Map of Parshall NE

About this map

East Fork Shell Creek meanders across this rural landscape in the high plains of North Dakota, defining the drainage patterns of a region largely organized by its section-line road network. The map reveals the precise grid of the Jeffersonian survey system, where routes like 40th St NW and 71st Ave NW frame large agricultural tracts. A notable modification to the natural watercourse is found at the Paulson Dam in the northeast, reflecting local efforts to manage the prairie’s seasonal water flow for agricultural or conservation purposes. This document captures the intersection of natural hydrology and the human-imposed geometric order of the northern plains during the early twenty-first century.