2015 Map of Bams Butte NW

About this map

Clarks Fork Cr and Double X Cr define the hydrological character of this high plains landscape in Harding County. The 2015 survey reveals an open, sparsely developed territory where natural drainages dictate the orientation of local travel and land use. Waterways like Goose Cr and Duck Cr provide the primary geographical orientation across the Public Land Survey System townships of T17N and T18N. The presence of JB Rd represents one of the few named transportation corridors through this area, cutting across the southern portion of the quadrangle. This map is particularly valuable for understanding the modern cattle-country layout of Northwest South Dakota, showing how grazing land is partitioned along seasonal creek beds and section lines.