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2017 Map of Oahe SW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Oahe SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Bad River meanders across the southern portion of this landscape in Stanley County, defining the drainage patterns for a series of northern tributaries. The terrain is marked by significant topographical rises and intricate drainages, including the prominent Murray Butte in the southwest and the expansive Government Draw near the center of the sheet. This rural expanse is etched by a network of seasonal watercourses such as Tomahawk Cr, Lance Cr, and Broken Neck Cr, which have carved deep contours into the prairie.

A few isolated roads, such as Bad River Rd and Bunkhouse Rd, provide the only modern access through these large sections of land, which remain organized by the Public Land Survey System. The spatial arrangement of these features suggests a landscape primarily utilized for ranching and open range, where the orientation of landmarks like Deep Cr and Ash Cr provided essential orientation in a largely unpopulated area.