2021 Map of Wanblee NE

About this map

Buffalo Gap National Grassland dominates the northern landscape of this Jackson County quadrangle, where the meandering course of the White River carves through the prairie. The topography is defined by significant drainage systems and erosion-formed features, including the Cottonwood Creek Basin and the prominent overlook at Kodak Point. This territory, mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey, illustrates a rural expanse shaped by the cattle-ranching environment of western South Dakota. A network of local roads such as CS 79 and CS 78 provide the primary access through these vast grassland tracts. The southern portion of the map transitions into specialized drainage basins like Pass Creek Basin and the divided headwaters of West Cottonwood Creek Basin and East Cottonwood Creek Basin, showing the complex hydrologic patterns that define the local ranching geography.