2014 Map of Robinson Coulee

About this map

Robinson Coulee carves through the undulating prairie of Ward County in this 2014 survey, highlighting the distinctive glacial topography of the North Dakota landscape. The drainage system, characterized by the namesake coulee and its neighbors Bonnes Coulee and Bowers Coulee, reveals a terrain defined by complex elevation changes and numerous small depressions typical of the region's hydrography. The map documents a meticulously gridded agricultural landscape, where section-line roads such as 139th St SE and 247th Ave SE impose a geometric order on the natural drainage patterns. This intersection of a rigid survey grid with the meandering natural coulees provides a clear view of how rural infrastructure adapt to the northern plains' specific water-carved features.