2012 Map of Macs Corner NW

About this map

S Fork Medicine Knoll Cr and Chapelle Cr define the drainage of this Hyde County landscape. The area is characterized by the systematic grid of the Public Land Survey System, with gravel roads like 199th St and 339th Ave following section lines across the prairie. Small prairie potholes and seasonal water bodies are scattered throughout the territory, particularly around the headwaters of Chapelle Cr. This 2012 documentation by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the intersection of rural infrastructure and natural hydrology in a region dominated by agricultural land use. The map illustrates how local transportation networks, such as 200th St and 335th Ave, adapt to the subtle contours of the South Dakota plains.