2012 Map of Lower Brule NW

About this map

The Big Bend of the Missouri dominates this central South Dakota landscape, where the river's dramatic curve forms the expansive waters of Lake Sharpe. This geography creates a distinctive peninsula defined by rural transport routes like Westbend Rd and Valley Rd, which navigate the high ground above the reservoir. Several smaller watercourses, including Arrowhead Spring Cr, Chaney Rush Cr, and Joe Cr, drain the surrounding prairie and break the shoreline into a series of points and inlets. The grid of section roads, such as Carmody Rd and Mint Rd, illustrates the persistent township-and-range surveying that organizes the ranching and agricultural land use in this part of Hughes County.