2012 Map of Wessington Springs NW

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Long Lake dominates this section of the prairie, stretching vertically through the center of the terrain as the primary water feature of the region. Feeding into the southern reaches of the lake is Smith Cr, which meanders through the landscape toward the Jerauld County interior. This 2012 survey reveals the systematic organization of the Dakota plains, defined by a rigid grid of numbered routes like 374th Ave and 222nd St. The land use appears primarily agricultural, with small ephemeral wetlands and depressions scattered between the north-south avenues and east-west streets, illustrating how natural drainage patterns persist despite the human-imposed geometry of the township survey system.