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2021 Map of Cottonwood Draw

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Cottonwood Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The rolling grasslands of Meade County are defined by a network of drainage channels and ranch roads in this modern topographical survey. The namesake Cottonwood Draw sits in the northeast corner, part of a watershed that includes Alkali Cr and the meandering path of Antelope Cr. This area represents the rural outskirts of the Black Hills region, where the landscape is organized by the Public Land Survey System into townships like t4n r8e and t5n r8e.

Transportation through these prairie reaches is facilitated by a grid of named local routes, including Elk Vale Rd and Co Hwy MC-8. The map reveals how the terrain dictates the layout of modern developments, with roads like Lone Tree Rd following the high ground between creek beds. From the southern flows of Elk Cr to the northern draws, the survey provides an exact look at the land's elevation and water drainage patterns near the start of the 2020s.