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2015 Map of Lower Brule

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Lower Brule Council House serves as the focal point for this section of the Missouri River valley, situated where the high plains meet the western shore of Lake Sharpe. This 2015 survey documents the tribal administrative center and the surrounding street network of the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation, including residential streets named for significant figures such as Crazy Horse St, Iron Nation St, and Bull Head St.

The landscape is dominated by the dramatic hydrology of the Missouri River and the sweeping curve of the Big Bend, a massive meander that has shaped local geography for centuries. The arrival of the reservoir system altered the river's character, seen here as a broad expanse of water bounded by Hughes and Lyman counties. The inland terrain is marked by the course of Counselor Cr and the path of The Native American Scenic Bywy, which traces the contours of the river bluffs.