2015 Map of Mud Buttes NW

About this map

Watson Draw and the family-named Vankley Ranch Rd reveal the pastoral character of Butte County in this modern 2015 survey. The landscape is defined by a dense network of intermittent drainages, including the branching forks of N Indian Cr and S Indian Cr, which flow through the undulating terrain of Opossum Hollow. This corner of the Black Hills region is etched with localized ranching infrastructure, where routes like Albion Rd and Owl Basin Rd connect isolated homesteads across the townships of T11N and T12N. The presence of Williston Basin Rd and the MDU Loop points to the area's role in energy transportation and mineral exploration within the larger sedimentary basin. For researchers, these precise creek alignments, such as Lonetree Cr and Short Cr, provide a contemporary baseline for understanding land use and water rights in this rural South Dakota environment.