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2012 Map of Fort Meade NE

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Fort Meade NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Bear Butte serves as the focal point of this Meade County landscape, where the prairie begins to ripple with the drainage networks of the Black Hills foothills. The terrain is defined by a series of eastward-flowing watercourses, including Spring Cr and the winding path of Bear Butte Cr. These streams cut through a sparsely settled region primarily organized by a grid of rural routes such as Alkali Rd and Nine Mile Rd.

To the west, the presence of the Sturgis Municipal Airport indicates the intersection of modern regional transportation with traditional ranching lands. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the wide drainage basin of Alkali Cr, which is flanked by Diamond Rd. This survey provides a clear view of the land division and hydraulic patterns of the area at the start of the 2010s, capturing the enduring rural character of the South Dakota plains.