2011 Map of Swan Lake

About this map

Swan Lake and a series of distinct prairie wetlands dominate this portion of Richland County, reflecting the glacial topography of the North Dakota plains. The settlement of Stiles serves as a central landmark within a landscape defined by an orderly grid of section-line roads, including 160th Ave SE and 95th St SE. These thoroughfares connect scattered homesteads and agricultural tracts, bridging the spaces between named water bodies like Stacks Slough and Gullys Slough. To the south, Lueck Lake and Moran Lake further illustrate the region's concentration of natural basins. The map provides a clear look at the early 21st-century rural infrastructure, showing the persistence of the township's township-and-range road system amidst the numerous lakes and sloughs that define this part of Brightwood Township.