2011 Map of Turtle Creek NE

About this map

The agrarian landscape of McLean County is defined by a rigorous section-line grid of rural roads and scattered prairie potholes. This quadrangle captures the rural transport network centered around the intersection of County Hwy 18 and County Hwy 29. The area is characterized by a high density of small water bodies and seasonal wetlands, common across the North Dakota plains, which are interspersed between cultivated fields. The local infrastructure follows a strictly rectilinear pattern, with principal routes like Main St W and 15th Ave NW providing access to isolated farmsteads. This 2011 documentation by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the enduring nature of the township-and-range surveying system, where every mile is marked by a named road like 10th Ave NW or 13th Ave SW.