2012 Map of Lake Hurley SE

About this map

Little Cheyenne Cr meanders across the northern reaches of this Potter County landscape, carving a natural drainage pattern through an otherwise orderly section-line grid. This area of central South Dakota reflects the late 20th-century rural infrastructure, where a network of precisely spaced roads like 303rd Ave and 157 St defines the agricultural parcels. This 2012 survey illustrates the enduring dominance of the township-and-range system, with long-established property boundaries and drainage paths that have shaped local farming and ranching for generations. While largely unpopulated, the terrain is defined by its transition from prairie stream beds to the straight-line corridors of the county road system, providing a clear record of the modern rural layout in the Great Plains.