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1978 Map of Brakke Dam

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Brakke Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Medicine Creek winds through the prairie landscape of Earling township in late-1970s Lyman County, defining a terrain shaped by water management and recreational use. The Brakke Dam creates a significant reservoir in the southern portion of the quadrangle, surrounded by the Brakke Dam State Public Shooting Area and designated Public Access points for sportsmen. This area reflects a mid-century transition toward conservation-managed landscapes in central South Dakota.

Transportation and history intersect along the tracks of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which parallels the creek bed. Near the rail line, the Earling Cem stands as a quiet marker of the local settlement's genealogy. Other natural watercourses, including Grouse Creek and Nail Creek, feed into the local drainage system, monitored at the time by a Gaging Sta located further downstream.