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2011 Map of Pony Gulch

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Pony Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Pony Gulch defines the northern edge of this Wells County landscape, characterized by the intricate prairie pothole topography of the Missouri Coteau. This 2011 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey details a rural North Dakota environment dominated by a vast network of wetlands and small water bodies. The land is organized by a strictly defined grid of section-line roads, including 20th Ave NE and 14 St NE, which facilitate movement between the many unnamed sloughs and seasonal depressions common to this region.

The absence of concentrated residential centers highlights the agricultural and natural character of the area. For researchers, the map provides a precise record of late-twentieth and early twenty-first-century land use, where transport corridors like 22nd Ave NE and 8th St NE navigate a terrain heavily influenced by glacial recession. The layout of these roads relative to the sprawling hydrography offers insight into how human infrastructure adapts to a saturated, non-linear landscape.