
East Fork Shell Creek meanders through the heart of this North Dakota landscape, carving a drainage pattern through the high plains of T152n R89w and T151n R89w. The terrain is characterized by the structured intersection of the Public Land Survey System, where a rigid grid of rural routes like 71st Ave NW and 39th St NW cuts across the natural contours of the creek valley. This map captures the region's agricultural layout in the early 2020s, showing the precise relationship between the rolling coulees and the gravel section-line roads that facilitate movement across the prairie. The land remains defined by its township-and-range organization, illustrating how modern infrastructure continues to follow the historical surveying patterns established over a century ago.
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1953 · Williston
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Minot
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · McClusky
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Makoti SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Williston
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · McClusky
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Minot
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1967 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000