2014 Map of Plaza SE

About this map

The county line between Mountrail Co and Ward Co bisects the southwestern corner of this prairie landscape, revealing the precise geometric grid of the rural North Dakota section system. This mid-2010s survey illustrates a region defined by its hydrology, where numerous unnamed prairie potholes and small lakes punctuate the high ground between the various section-line roads. A network of secondary thoroughfares including 107th Ave Sw, 149th Ave Sw, and 205th Ave Sw provides the primary structure for the local transport system. The landscape here is characterized by these depressional wetlands, which are critical features of the Northern Great Plains drainage pattern. For the researcher, the map preserves the exact layout of the 21st-century rural infrastructure before further consolidation or changes in land use occur.