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2017 Map of Pierre NE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The capital city of Pierre sits at a critical bend where the Missouri River feeds into Lake Sharpe, anchoring this 2017 survey of Hughes County. The landscape is defined by several prominent ravines and geographic depressions, including Hilgers Gulch, Monkhouse Gulch, and Whiskey Gulch, which carve through the plains toward the riverfront. To the north, Snake Butte provides a distinct topographic landmark amidst a grid of rural section lines and access roads like 290th Ave.

Infrastructure and community sites are concentrated in the southern half of the quadrangle, notably at the Pierre Regional Airport and the nearby Calvary Cem. While the river dominates the western edge, smaller water bodies like Lake Arikara and the Dry Run drainage suggest the seasonal movement of water across this high-plains environment. The map captures the interface between modern municipal development and the traditional township-range grid system.