2014 Map of Rice Lake

About this map

Hesnault sits at the center of this 2014 survey, a quiet junction in the pothole region of North Dakota. The landscape is defined by the glacial depressions common to Ward County, most notably Rice Lake in the southeast and Mellam Lake to the west. This territory remains primarily agricultural, organized by a strict grid of section-line roads like 205th Ave SW and 177th Ave SW that traverse the prairie. Local access to the waterfront is concentrated along S Rice Lake Rd, which skirts the southern edge of its namesake water body. The density of small, unnamed wetlands across the quadrangle illustrates the complex drainage and natural water retention typical of the Northern Plains.