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2015 Map of Wasta SE

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Wasta SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The community of Wall and the surrounding Pennington County prairie are defined by a complex network of dry draws and seasonal watercourses. The most prominent terrain features include the elevation of Cedar Butte and the erosion patterns of Cedar Canyon and Seventysix Draw, which reveal the underlying geography of the region. The intermittent flow of Bull Cr winds through the landscape, cutting across township lines and section corners in a classic Great Plains drainage pattern.

Transportation corridors dominate the southwestern portion of the sheet, where Highway 1416 and the Wall Municipal Airport serve as vital links for the remote settlement. A grid of rural routes, such as Anderson Hill Rd and Cedar Butte Rd, provides access to the high plateaus and lower draws, reflecting the organized township and range system that continues to shape land use and local travel in this part of South Dakota.