The South Fork Grand River meanders across this Perkins County landscape, carving a wide valley through the high plains of South Dakota. The drainage pattern is defined by several creatively named tributaries, including the eastward-flowing Big Nasty Cr and Gooseneck Cr. To the north, Duck Cr winds through the rolling terrain, illustrating the hydrologic network that sustains this ranching and agricultural region. The human imprint on the land follows a strict section-line grid, typical of the Public Land Survey System, with roads such as 115th St and Holland Center Rd tracing the township boundaries of t21n r11e and t20n r11e. Long-distance transit is represented by Sidney Rd and Divide Rd, which cut diagonally across the topography, likely following older tracks or natural ridges between the creek drainages.
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1954 · Lemmon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Lemmon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1983 · Grandmas Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Cow Butte SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Prairie City NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Prairie City NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Little Nasty Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · White Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Prairie City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Cow Butte SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000