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2017 Map of Owanka SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Boxelder Cr meanders across this Pennington County landscape, defining the drainage patterns of the western South Dakota plains. The map records a transition in transport history, where the modern corridor of Interstate 90 runs nearly parallel to the legacy of the Black and Yellow Trail Rd, a historic highway route connecting the Black Hills to the eastern part of the state.

The terrain is marked by distinctive topographical features such as Dipping Vat Draw and Day Brown Draw, names that reflect the region's ranching heritage and the practical management of livestock on the open range. A network of section-line roads, including Sharpe Rd and Soward Rd, provides a framework for the rural homesteads and agricultural operations that characterize the townships of t2n r11e and t1n r12e.