2015 Map of Artichoke Butte NE

About this map

Artichoke Creek meanders through this portion of the Dakota plains, defining the drainage patterns of a landscape marked by systematic township grids and occasional sharp coulees. The map records a rural area at the border of Potter Co and Sully Co, where the land begins to drop toward the Missouri River basin. This descent is evident in the western reaches of the survey, where Spring Draw cuts through the terrain near the Sutton Bay Entrance. The network of section line roads, including 290th Ave and 170th St, reveals a sparse settlement pattern dominated by large-scale agricultural and grazing tracts. The juxtaposition of strictly linear road alignments with the fluid path of Artichoke Cr provides a clear view of how the Public Land Survey System was imposed upon the natural hydrology of the Great Plains.