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2015 Map of Lone Tree Creek

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lone Tree Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Costello Point serves as a prominent geographic marker in this section of Meade County, where the high prairie begins to break into the drainage systems of the Black Hills foothills. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral flows of Alkali Cr, Lone Tree Cr, and Antelope Cr, which carve distinct coulees through the rangeland.

Rural infrastructure is primarily composed of long-established ranch access routes, including Cowboy Rd and Star Ranch Rd. The rectilinear grid of the Public Land Survey System is clearly visible, with section lines and township boundaries such as t4n r9e dictating the placement of modern roads like Ketelson Loop Rd. This area maintains its character as open grazing land, largely unchanged in its fundamental layout since the early days of South Dakota ranching.