2014 Map of Scranton SW

About this map

Lightning Creek meanders through this portion of Bowman County, carving a subtle drainage pattern across the prairie landscape. The area is defined by a rigid section-line road network characteristic of the Great Plains, with routes such as 135th Ave SW and 95th St SW providing the primary access for the region's agricultural operations. The terrain is marked by gentle undulations and scattered depressions, reflecting the post-glacial topography of the southwestern Dakotas. While largely devoid of concentrated settlements, the map illustrates the expansive scale of rural land management in the early 21st century, where the primary infrastructure consists of these gravel and dirt section-line roads reaching toward isolated homesteads and ranching outposts along Lightning Creek.