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1980 Map of Lone Tree Ranch

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Lone Tree Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Lone Tree Ranch and Felt Ranch anchor this landscape along the border of Dawes County, Nebraska, and Fall River County, South Dakota. The area is defined by a dense network of intermittent drainage channels and creeks that carve through the prairie, including Lone Tree Creek, Messenger Creek, and Fisher Creek. These waterways, though often seasonal, dictated the placement of early ranching operations and water management features like the numerous tanks scattered across the quadrangle.

A Radio Tower stands as a modern landmark among the traditional ranching lands, illustrating the slow integration of infrastructure into the rural High Plains. To the east, Peterson Creek and Middle Creek further define the local topography, while Palmer Creek and Dry Creek mark the southern reaches. This 1980 survey captures the spatial relationship between these water sources and the isolated ranching homesteads that characterized this region during the late twentieth century.