2017 Map of Rat Lake SE

About this map

Lake Sakakawea dominates the southwestern corner of this landscape, its expansive shoreline defining the border between McKenzie and Mountrail Counties. The interior terrain is shaped by the winding course of the Little Knife River, which snakes through the central and eastern sections of the quadrangle. This 2017 survey reflects the systematic grid of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines such as t153n r92w carving the prairie into distinct sections. A network of rural section roads, including 92nd Ave NW and 48th St NW, provides access across the upland plains above the river valley. The map documents a sparsely settled agricultural and water-managed region of North Dakota during the early 21st century, showing how modern transportation routes like 42 St NW navigate the complex topography leading down to the reservoir.