2021 Map of Box Elder
USGS Topo · Published 2021About this map
Box Elder and the neighboring residential expansions of Rapid Valley dominate this modern topographical record of Pennington County. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of aviation and agriculture, with the expansive Rapid City Regional Airport and the smaller Dan's Airport serving as major landmarks. The hydrologic patterns here reveal a sophisticated irrigation and water management system, tracing the paths of the Hawthorne Ditch, Murphy Ditch, and S Side Ditch as they divert water from Rapid Creek. Smaller settlements like Murphy and Green Valley sit along these waterways, reflecting a community structured by the historic necessity of moving water through the prairie. North of the city, Boxelder Cr meanders near Old US Hwy 14, illustrating the intersection of natural drainage and early transcontinental transit routes.
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