2015 Map of Badnation SE

About this map

Butte Cr and its tributaries carve a network of drainage patterns across this section of Mellette County, reflecting the erosive landscape of the northern plains. This 2015 survey illustrates a sparsely populated rural landscape where section lines and local roads such as Bad Whirlwind Rd and Rosebud Dr dictate the human footprint. The map serves as a record of modern tribal land management and ranching infrastructure, showing the relationship between water sources like Oak Cr and McChesneys Cr and the gridded road network including 290th Ave and 261st St. While few structures are named, the naming of watercourses and the precise surveying of township and range lines across Louis Cr provide a foundation for tracing land ownership and topographical changes in the Rosebud region.