2017 Map of Wessington SE

About this map

Norwegian Slough sits in the northeast corner of this agricultural landscape in Beadle County, where the topography is defined by a dense network of prairie potholes and seasonal wetlands. The map illustrates a rural section of South Dakota organized around the Public Land Survey System, with township lines like t110n r64w and t111n r65w creating a rigid grid of sections. Drainage for these fertile fields is provided by Silver Cr and Sand Creek, which meander through the prairie landscape. The infrastructure is primarily composed of section-line roads, such as 210th St and Co Rd 20, which reflect the late-20th and early-21st-century rural development patterns of the American Midwest. This survey is particularly useful for understanding the hydrologic layout of the region before modern drainage or land-use changes might further alter these natural water features.