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1973 Map of Lone Tree Draw West

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Lone Tree Draw West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Crow Buttes and Macy Butte dominate this western South Dakota landscape, rising above the intricate drainage networks that feed into the South Fork Moreau River. Surveyed in the early 1970s, the map documents a sparse, high-plains environment defined more by its watercourses and topography than by human settlement. The boundary between Harding County and Butte County bisects the northern third of the sheet, cutting through a series of ephemeral draws like Lone Tree Draw and Hay Creek.

Evidence of resource exploration and land use is sparse but specific, with several Drill Holes and a Well marking the few points of industrial or agricultural infrastructure. The presence of Spur Creek and its many unnamed tributaries illustrates the complex erosion patterns characteristic of this region. This survey captures the rural character of the northern range before modern developments, showing a territory where the natural contours of the buttes and river forks remain the primary landmarks for navigation and land management.