2020 Map of Sikes Dam

About this map

Little Knife River meanders through this section of Mountrail County, carving a valley across the plains north of Sikes Dam. The landscape is defined by the Public Land Survey System grid, with township boundaries like t155n r92w and t154n r91w organizing the rural sections. A network of gravel and section-line roads, including 86th Ave NW and 54th St NW, provides access to the high ground above the river breaks. On the western edge of the quadrangle, the Scandia Valley Lutheran Free Cem serves as a significant genealogical marker for the early Scandinavian settlers of this prairie region. The U.S. Geological Survey maintains this record of the water levels and rural infrastructure, documenting the sparse but deliberate human footprint on the North Dakota landscape.