2020 Map of Schaffner Creek NE

About this map

The Knife River meanders across this rural section of Mercer County, joined by the waters of Gold Cr and Elm Cr. The landscape is defined by the Public Land Survey System, with township lines for t143n r90w and t143n r89w dividing the open country. This modern survey reflects a persistent agrarian grid, where section boundaries are traced by a network of local routes such as Co Rd 7, 75th Ave SW, and 14th St SW. The terrain shows the characteristic drainage patterns of the northern plains, where small tributaries feed into the primary river valley. These watercourses and their surrounding plateaus remain the dominant features in an area where human activity is largely mapped by the intersection of section-line roads and the seasonal flow of prairie creeks.