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1982 Map of Schlecht-Weixel Dam

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Schlecht-Weixel Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The undulating prairie of LaMoure County is defined here by its glacial prairie potholes and the conservation efforts of the late twentieth century. Large portions of the terrain are designated as the National Waterfowl Production Area, highlighting the region's importance to the Central Flyway and the preservation of wetland habitats. Water management is central to the area's development, anchored by the Schlecht-Weixel Dam and the winding course of Maple Creek as it moves through the eastern sections.

Social and administrative history is etched into the landscape through township divisions like Raney, Bluebird, Swede, and Ray, names that often reflect the heritage of the homesteaders who settled this part of North Dakota. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of the German Cem and the Township Cem, providing vital clues to the early rural communities and family burial sites that persisted even as small-scale farmsteads consolidated over the decades.