2014 Map of Stony Slough

About this map

Stony Slough defines the low-lying prairie landscape of this region, which sits along the intersection of the Kidder Co and Burleigh Co borders. In the early 21st century, the terrain remains organized by an extensive grid of section-line roads, such as 175th Ave NE and 30th St SE, which facilitate travel through this largely agricultural environment. The drainage patterns and localized depressions visible across the sheet are characteristic of the pothole region, where seasonal waters collect in shallow basins. The map illustrates a rural area where the primary human footprint is the meticulous road network, indicating a landscape where land management and travel follow the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System. Researchers can observe how contemporary transportation routes, including 110th Ave NE, navigate around the wetland features that dot the county line.