2011 Map of Plaza NW

About this map

Carpenter Lake sits at the northeastern corner of this Ward County landscape, punctuating an area defined by its numerous small depressions and seasonal water bodies. The terrain reflects the glacial history of the North Dakota prairie, where countless potholes dot the agricultural grid. A network of rural corridors, including County Hwy-3143 and 81st Ave NW, provides the primary structure for the region's transport, following the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. This 2011 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a strictly managed rural landscape, where the primary human footprint is found in the geometric arrangement of roads like 57th St NW and 408th St SW, which navigate around the natural clusters of wetland and water that characterize this part of the state.