2014 Map of Rat Lake SW

About this map

Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the western topography of this McKenzie County landscape, where the high prairie breaks sharply toward the Missouri River valley. The map documents the vast reach of Lake Sakakawea, which floods the Missouri valley at the meeting point of McKenzie and Mountrail counties. This 2014 survey captures a rural infrastructure of gravel roads and section lines, including Co Rte 6 and 42nd St NW, crossing a dissected terrain of coulees and draws. Significant drainages like Little Antelope Cr and Antelope Cr carve deep paths through the grassland towards the reservoir, illustrating the complex erosion patterns typical of the North Dakota badlands region before these waters were harnessed for modern use.