2017 Map of Beaver Wall

About this map

Beaver Wall and Hubbard Butte stand as the defining landforms of this High Plains landscape along the state line of Nebraska and South Dakota. The terrain is marked by the branching drainages of Limekiln Cr, Craven Cr, and Little Beaver Cr, which cut through the escarpments of the Pine Ridge region. While the area is largely characterized by its natural contours, the presence of Colwell Reservoir and Lundy Reservoir reflects the local necessity of water management for ranching and agriculture in this semi-arid environment. A network of rural roads, including Beaver Rd and several numbered lanes such as 460th Ln and 440th Ln, provides the primary infrastructure connecting the isolated homesteads and grazing lands that define the rural economy here in the 21st century.