2015 Map of Crystal Lake

About this map

Crystal Lake serves as the central focal point for this section of Aurora County, situated within a landscape defined by the Public Land Survey System. The map documents the intersection of townships t103n r65w, t103n r64w, t102n r65w, and t102n r64w, reflecting the orderly agricultural development of the South Dakota prairie. A dense network of section-line roads, including 258th St and 382nd Ave, structures the rural landscape, illustrating the persistent 19th-century surveying patterns into the modern era. While many midwestern lakes are ephemeral, the prominent presence of this named water body suggests its local importance for drainage and perhaps recreation in an otherwise agrarian expanse dominated by numbered section roads like CR 34 and 251st St.