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2011 Map of Woodhouse Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Woodhouse Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Woodhouse Lake serves as the primary focal point of this Burleigh County landscape, surrounded by an intricate network of wetlands and seasonal basins characteristic of North Dakota's prairie pothole region. The terrain is organized by a strict cardinal grid of rural roads, including 10th St SE, 11th St SE, and 18th Ave SE, reflecting the long-standing township-and-range surveying system.

This early 21st-century survey illustrates a sparsely populated agricultural environment where the land is primarily divided by numbered routes such as 20th Ave SE and 4th St SE. The spatial arrangement of these roads and the scattered water bodies highlight the rural isolation and the importance of topographical navigation in a region where the natural hydrology often dictates the placement of infrastructure.