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1969 Map of Patch Skin Buttes SW

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Patch Skin Buttes SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Cheyenne River Indian Reservation Boundary cuts across this Missouri River landscape, following the waters of Lake Oahe and Stove Creek Bay. In this late 1960s survey, the area reflects the massive geographical changes brought by the development of the Missouri River Basin, which transformed the original river channel into a wide reservoir at an elevation of 1608 feet. Rural life is anchored by the Swift Bird Day Sch and the small settlement of Marksville, while Gray Butte stands as a prominent physical landmark above the breaks.

Evidence of historical boundaries is preserved where the Dewey Co Potter Co Indefinite Boundary meets the water near Forest City. The transition from the high, dissected plains down to the intricate shoreline of Stove Creek highlights the unique topography of this reservoir region, where former river bottoms have been submerged, leaving only the higher points and ridge-lines visible as capes and inlets.