2020 Map of Willow Lake

About this map

Willow Lake and Swan Lake dominate the southern half of this prairie landscape, where the border between Wells Co and Kidder Co bisects the terrain. This is a region defined by its hydrology and section-line road system, including North Dakota's characteristic grid of routes like 30th Ave SE and 11th St SE. The map captures a moment in the early 21st century when the area remains primarily dedicated to agriculture and natural prairie wetlands. Local transportation is facilitated by thoroughfares such as Co Rd 4, which serves as a central artery through these rural townships. The absence of concentrated town centers emphasizes the vast, open nature of this part of the Central Flyway, where numerous smaller unnamed wetlands pepper the landscape around the two primary named lakes.