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2015 Map of Fort Randall Dam

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Fort Randall Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Fort Randall Dam stands as the central engineering marvel of this Missouri River landscape, regulating the waters of Lake Francis Case above and the Missouri National Recreation River below. The planned community of Pickstown sits on the bluffs overlooking the spillway, a site originally built to house the workers who constructed the massive dam. This modern topographical survey captures the area's transition from a military and engineering hub to a recreational destination, highlighted by the Prairie Dog Bay Boat Ramp and numerous scenic overlooks like Sunrise Hill.

For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the location of vital burial grounds, including the Old Fort Randall Cem and Randall Valley Cem. These sites, along with the label for Fort Randall, serve as markers of the area's 19th-century frontier history. The rugged breaks of the river valley are further defined by features like Williamson Gulch and Black Timber Gulch, which provide context for the local terrain and drainage patterns into Randall Cr and White Swan Cr.