2021 Map of Vayland SW

About this map

Spring Lake and the drainage of Turtle Cr define the water-rich landscape of Hand County in this 2021 study. The map centers on a deeply rural section of South Dakota, where the grid of the Public Land Survey System is manifest in the local road network, including Co Rd 7 and numerous numbered avenues. The settlement of Danforth in the southeast corner provides a human anchor to this agricultural region. The terrain is characterized by numerous depressions and wetlands common to the prairie pothole region, showing how the natural hydrology persists alongside the structured township boundaries of t110n r67w and t109n r67w. Researchers will find a precise record of late-modern rural land use, from section-line roads like 360th Ave to the enduring presence of the county's small water bodies.