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2015 Map of Cow Butte NE

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Cow Butte NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Grand River National Grassland dominates the southeastern portion of this map, representing a significant landscape of public land management along the border of North and South Dakota. This high plains region is bisected by the North Fork Grand River, which winds through the southern townships alongside tributaries like Horse Cr. The terrain is characterized by wide-ranging drainage systems and occasional prominent landforms, most notably Cow Butte in the northeast.

A sparse network of section-line roads, including Bucyrus Rd and Ellingson Rd, defines the local transportation grid. The map also records the jurisdictional boundary where Adams County, North Dakota meets Perkins County, South Dakota at Borderline Rd. This 2015 survey illustrates the enduring rural character of the Great Plains, where large-scale ranching and conservation lands overlap with the traditional Public Land Survey System grid.