2021 Map of Quinn Table SW

About this map

Quinn Table and Seventyone Table define the high, flat topography of this Pennington County landscape, where the plateau surfaces drop sharply into the intricate drainage networks of the Badlands. This modern survey illustrates the conservation and public land management structure of western South Dakota, showing the meeting point of Badlands National Park and the Buffalo Gap National Grassland. The transition from the tablelands to the valley floors is marked by intermittent waterways including S Fork Sage Cr and Beaver Cr, which have carved deep contours into the soft earth over millennia. Local travel is facilitated by the primary north-south artery of Sage Creek Rd, while the township and range lines of the Public Land Survey System provide the grid for these expansive ranching and protected lands. The map serves as a contemporary record of how human infrastructure like Bear Creek Rd navigates the challenging physical geography of the basin.