2017 Map of Badger Basin

About this map

The Clarks Fork Yellowstone River carves through the northwestern corner of this Park County landscape, defining a region where water management is central to the land's utility. A complex network of irrigation channels, including Interstate Ditch, Doctor Ditch, and Simpson Ditch, spiderwebs across the terrain to support agricultural efforts near Badger Basin. These man-made waterways contrast with the natural carved landforms of Big Sand Coulee and Little Sand Coulee that drain the eastern and southern portions of the quadrangle. Transport routes like the Overland Trl and Derby Ranch Rd suggest a history of movement and ranching in this high-plains environment. The map details a sophisticated system of water rights and distribution, with the State Ditch and Sirrine Ditch marking the intersection of public infrastructure and private land use in the Wyoming basin.