2011 Map of Sanish NW

About this map

Goodbird Cemetery stands on the high ground of the Missouri Plateau, overlooking the northern reaches of the Garrison Diversion Unit. In this early twenty-first-century landscape, the eastern edge is dominated by the massive expanse of Lake Sakakawea, where the Missouri River was impounded decades earlier. The rugged breaks leading down to the water are defined by deep drainage patterns, including Rough Coulee and Whitebody Coulee, which cut through the prairie landscape. The map shows a sparse road network typical of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation area, centered on routes like County Rte 6 and Bia Road 2. Numerous small waterways such as Antelope Creek and Clarks Creek meander across the western half of the quadrangle, illustrating the complex hydrology of this rural North Dakota region before they join the larger reservoir system to the east.