2015 Map of Chapelle Lake

About this map

Chapelle Lake and the seasonally fluctuating Marshy Lake anchor this agricultural landscape in Hyde County. The area is defined by a rigorous grid of section lines and rural roads, such as CR-649 and 330th Ave, which carve through the prairie terrain. This drainage basin for Chapelle Cr illustrates a typical mid-continent land management pattern, where the natural hydrology of isolated basins must coexist with a systematic network of county roads and section boundaries like t111n r73w and t112n r72w. The placement of these water bodies amidst the geometric survey lines highlights the challenges of early 21st-century land use in central South Dakota.