2014 Map of Petrified Lake

About this map

Petrified Lake and the surrounding prairie of Pierce County define this landscape as it appeared in the early 21st century. The terrain is characterized by numerous glacial depressions, including Round Lake, Long Lake, and the larger Girard Lake to the west. This area of North Dakota maintains a strict section-line road grid, with ND-3 serving as a primary north-south artery that intersects Buffalo Coulee. The presence of the Ripplinger Strip Airport in the south illustrates the continued importance of private aviation in managing these expansive agricultural lands. Local transit is supported by a network of numbered section roads, such as 47th St NE and ND-19, which facilitate movement across the low-relief plains and around the scattered wetlands that dot the quadrangle.