2011 Map of Pearl Lake

About this map

Pearl Lake and Mud Lake dominate this prairie pothole landscape in North Dakota, where the terrain is defined by numerous small, unnamed glacial depressions and seasonal wetlands. The 2011 survey reveals a stark, grid-based infrastructure of section-line roads, such as 55th Ave SE and 26th St SE, which partition the agricultural landscape. Unlike many regions where water follows defined drainages, this map shows a disconnected network of ephemeral basins, characteristic of the northern plains. The lack of clustered settlements or named buildings emphasizes the region's character as a sparsely populated agricultural and conservation area, where transportation is bound strictly to the cardinal-direction grid of the Public Land Survey System, including routes like 58th Ave SE and 21st St SE.