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1973 Map of Liens Dams

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Liens Dams
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Tepee Butte rises as a prominent landmark over this section of the North Dakota plains, marking the northern reaches of a landscape defined by water management and prairie drainage. The map documents the boundary where Hettinger and Adams counties meet, showing a network of intermittent streams like Tepee Creek and Chanta Peta Creek that feed into the larger Indian Creek system.

Evidence of rural utility and early aviation appears through the inclusion of private Landing Strips and scattered water infrastructure such as Liens Dams. Local history is anchored by family-named terrain features including Wagendorf, Alden, and Cedar, along with more isolated markers like Darling Spring and a lonely Grave site. The cartography provides a clear view of the mid-century agricultural grid, identifying the placement of windmills, small reservoirs, and deep-cut draws typical of the Missouri Plateau region.