2011 Map of Souris SE

About this map

Stone Creek meanders through this agricultural section of Bottineau County, defining the drainage patterns across a landscape organized by a precise grid of rural section roads. This 2011 survey by the U. S. Geological Survey shows the area at a time when the traditional prairie section lines, such as 100th St NE and 93rd St NE, remain the primary infrastructure for the region. The map reveals the persistence of the Public Land Survey System in North Dakota, where arterial routes like White Spur Rd and 5th Ave NE connect isolated homesteads and field access points. For the local historian, the document provides a clear record of the relationship between natural watercourses and the human-imposed geometry of the Great Plains, illustrating how the wandering path of the creek occasionally breaks the rigid alignment of the local road network.