2017 Map of White Lake

About this map

White Lake sits at the heart of this sparsely settled section of Slope County, North Dakota, where the drainage systems of the Cannonball River and N Cedar Cr shape the topography. The map records a quiet landscape of section lines and gravel roads, including 135th Ave SW and 69th St SW, which trace the rectangular survey grid of the early 21st century. The terrain is characterized by the subtle relief of the northern Great Plains, punctuated by small seasonal wetlands and the meandering paths of its prairie waterways. For the researcher or land historian, this 2017 study illustrates the persistent open-range character of the region, showing how little the primary infrastructure changed in the decades following initial homesteading, even as modern surveying techniques refined the mapping of its water features.