2020 Map of Parshall NE

About this map

The E Fork Shell Cr drainage system carves through the undulating prairie of Mountrail County in this contemporary topographic record. The landscape is defined by the rigid precision of the Public Land Survey System, primarily within T152n R89w and T151n R89w. This grid-iron network of section lines is reflected in the modern road system, where corridors such as 40th St NW and 71st Ave NW facilitate travel across the high plains. Unlike the dense settlements of the Missouri River valley, this area remains a study in rural agricultural spacing, marked by scattered depressions and the winding path of the creek as it flows eastward. The map provides an essential baseline for modern land use, showing the intersection of natural drainage and the enduring township-and-range survey boundaries.