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1972 Map of Badger Creek

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Badger Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Poplar River meanders across this Roosevelt County landscape, where industrial infrastructure meets the high plains of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. During the early 1970s, the East Poplar Oil Field dominated the northeastern corner of this area, evidenced by a dense network of Oil Wells and a central Pumping Sta connected by a major Pipeline. This energy-driven landscape is punctuated by agricultural and water management features like Crandall Reservoir and the Storage Bins near the southern boundary.

Water remains a critical element for local life, with the river supported by tributaries like Little Badger Creek and the localized Little Badger Spr. Several Fords across the river and various Gravel Pits suggest a working landscape of resource extraction and rural transit. Localized settlements or siding points like Cohn and Poplar provide historical reference points for those tracing the development of the region's ranching and oil economies.