2021 Map of Conata SW

About this map

Medicine Root Cr and Redwater Cr carve through this section of the Oglala Lakota landscape, defining the drainage patterns in a territory characterized by complex elevation changes. The 2021 survey illustrates the rural infrastructure of the region, where River Rd and Route Rd navigate the lowlands near the confluence of Mud Cr. The boundary between Oglala Lakota and Jackson counties runs vertically through the eastern portion of the map, marking a administrative divide in this sparsely populated terrain. While modern road labels like N Rt 80 appear, the map primarily documents the natural hydrology and the Public Land Survey System grid (including T41N R41W and T42N R41W) that continues to organize the geography of the South Dakota plains.