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1970 Map of String Buttes

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of String Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Lake Sakakawea dominates the northern landscape of this Dunn County region, its fingers reaching inland to form Skunk Creek Bay. The area is characterized by the high elevations of the String Buttes and the prominent Heart Butte further east. Along the high ground near the eastern margin, the Independence Ch stands as a notable landmark for local history and genealogy researchers.

Developed as part of the Missouri River Basin project, this survey captures the shoreline just before 1970, including the Skunk Creek Public Use Area and various drainages like the South Fork of Skunk Creek. The topography reveals a complex network of coulees and ridges typical of the Missouri Plateau, where the land drops away from the buttes toward the expansive reservoir waters and the southern reach of Squaw Creek.