2011 Map of Schlecht-Weixel Dam

About this map

The prairie landscape of LaMoure County is defined by a dense network of seasonal wetlands and prairie potholes, which persist alongside the section-line road system that organizes the region. In the central part of the quadrangle, Schlecht-Weixel Dam regulates local water flow, while the meandering course of Maple Creek cuts through the eastern sections. Evidence of early 20th-century immigrant settlement patterns is preserved in the naming of local burial grounds, specifically the German Cemetery in the east and the Swede Township Cemetery along the southern border at 71st St SE. The map provides a look at the rural infrastructure of Bluebird Township, where primary routes like County Hwy-34 and County Rd 66 intersect a grid of gravel roads that facilitate the agricultural life of this North Dakota interior.