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1986 Map of Cherry Creek

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Cherry Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Cheyenne River carves a winding path through the center of this mid-1980s landscape, marking the northern reach of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation Boundary. The settlement of Cherry Creek sits at a critical junction where its namesake stream meets the river, surrounded by expansive geographic features like Robbs Flat and Maupin Flat. To the east, the waters of Lake Oahe reach into the terrain, creating a complex shoreline along Marion Flats.

Evidence of historical transportation and land use appears in the Old Railroad Grade and scattered ranching landmarks like Sears Dam and Hermon Dam. The topography is defined by numerous named buttes, including Squaw Teat Butte and Rattlesnake Butte, which rise above the river bottoms. Smaller communities and named locales such as Milesville, Sansarc, and Arnold Bottoms anchor the rural landscape during this era of 1:100,000 scale documentation.