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2012 Map of Burdock

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Cheyenne River winds through this corner of Fall River County, defining a landscape of canyons and vital water management. Irrigation infrastructure is prominent in the southern portion of the map, where the Griffis Canal and Tubbs Canal divert water across the plains near the small settlement of Marietta. These features reflect the agricultural necessity of managing river flow in the high plains environment.

Further north, the settlement of Burdock sits near the western edge of the quadrangle, while Doran Ranch is positioned in the northern reaches near Pass Cr. The terrain is carved by significant drainage systems including Bennett Canyon, East Bennett Canyon, and Driftwood Canyon, which show the erosive power of seasonal waterways like Driftwood Cr and Moss Agate Cr in this South Dakota ranching country.