2021 Map of Witten SE

About this map

Little Dog Ear Lake anchors the southern reaches of this Tripp County landscape, situated in a region defined by its subtle drainage networks and section-line road grid. The map illustrates a transitional prairie environment where small ephemeral waterways like E Cottonwood Cr and W Cottonwood Cr carve shallow paths through the terrain. Evidence of the Public Land Survey System is omnipresent, with township lines for t98n r78w and t99n r78w framing the agricultural allotments. S Dakota Highway 53 provides the primary north-south corridor, intersecting a network of gravel roads including 283rd St and 304th Ave. This recent survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures the persistent rural character of the South Dakota plains, where Hollow Cr and other small drainages dictate the local topography between scattered farmsteads.