§ 47-20.2-01 — North Dakota coordinate system zones defined

North Dakota § 47-20.2-01

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 47: Property
• Ch. 47-20.2: Plane Coordinates

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1. The systems of plane coordinates which have been established by the national
oceanic and atmospheric administration national ocean survey/national geodetic
survey or its successors for defining and stating the geographic positions or locations
of points on the surface of the earth within this state are to be known and designated
as the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, the North Dakota coordinate system
of 1983, the North Dakota statewide coordinate system of 2022, and the North Dakota
low-distortion coordinate system of 2022. For the purpose of the use of the North
Dakota coordinate systems of 1927 and 1983, the state is divided into a north zone
and a south zone:
a. The area now included in the following counties constitutes the north zone:
Divide, Williams, McKenzie, Mountrail, Burke, Renville, Ward, McLean, Bottineau,
McHenry, Sheridan, Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Benson, Wells, Foster, Eddy,
Ramsey, Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh, Nelson, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Traill.
b. The area now included in the following counties constitutes the south zone: Dunn,
Golden Valley, Slope, Bowman, Adams, Hettinger, Stark, Mercer, Oliver, Morton,
Grant, Sioux, Emmons, Burleigh, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, Barnes,
LaMoure, Dickey, Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Richland.
2. For the purpose of the use of the North Dakota statewide coordinate system of 2022,
the state is covered by one, statewide zone.
3. For the purpose of the use of the North Dakota low-distortion coordinate system of
2022, the state has been divided into sixteen, low-distortion projection zones:
a. Beulah zone, which includes Dunn, McLean, and Mercer counties.
b. Bismarck zone, which includes Burleigh, Kidder, Morton, and Oliver counties.
c. Bottineau zone, which includes Bottineau, Cavalier, Rolette, and Towner counties.
d. Bowman zone, which includes Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, and Slope counties.
e. Cannon Ball zone, which includes Grant and Sioux counties.
f. Carrington zone, which includes Eddy, Foster, Griggs, Sheridan, and Wells
counties.
g. Devils Lake zone, which includes Benson, McHenry, Nelson, Pierce, and Ramsey
counties.
h. Dickinson zone, which includes Billings, Golden Valley, and Stark counties.
i. Fargo zone, which includes Cass, Ransom, Richland, and Sargent counties.
j. Grand Forks zone, which includes Grand Forks, Pembina, Steele, Traill, and
Walsh counties.
k. Jamestown zone, which includes Barnes and Stutsman counties.
l. Linton zone, which includes Emmons, Logan, and McIntosh counties.
m. Minot zone, which includes Renville and Ward counties.
n. New Town zone, which includes Burke and Mountrail counties.
o. Oakes zone, which includes Dickey and LaMoure counties.
p. Williston zone, which includes Divide, McKenzie, and Williams counties.