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2012 Map of Brakke Dam

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Brakke Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Medicine Cr and Grouse Cr wind through this Lyman County landscape, defining the hydrology of a predominantly agricultural region. The central topographic feature, Brakke Dam, anchors the southern portion of the sheet, creating a significant water catchment area in an otherwise arid expanse of prairie. This 2012 survey illustrates the modern rural infrastructure of South Dakota, where the section-line grid of local roads like 235th St and 314th Ave dictates the movement of people and commerce.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Earling Cem situated along 240th St, providing a primary point of reference for family research in the area. The presence of the Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport near the southern edge emphasizes the continued importance of specialized aviation in maintaining the surrounding farmland. The drainage patterns of Nail Cr further reveal the natural contours of the territory as it existed at the start of the second decade of the 2000s.