1977 Map of Antelope Creek West

About this map

Antelope Creek flows across the southern portion of this landscape in Butte County, defining a drainage pattern that characterizes this corner of the South Dakota plains. Photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs taken in 1973 reveal a sparsely populated expanse shaped by water and elevation, where the terrain is dominated by the intermittent flows of Battle Creek and Fourmile Creek. The map reflects a period in the late 1970s when the region's cattle-ranching heritage was represented by the wide-open spaces between these vital water sources. Surveyed by the U.S. Geological Survey and NOS/NOAA, the document serves as a precise record of the unimproved roads and fine-lined property boundaries that crisscrossed the grasslands during this era of Western land management.