2011 Map of Ball Coulee

About this map

The Judith River Ridge anchors the southern landscape of this 2011 survey, a region defined by complex water management and rural Montana life. Local heritage is deeply rooted in the land, as evidenced by several family or community burial grounds including Messerly Cemetery, Kirkaldie Cemetery, and Chopwood Cemetery. The hydrology of the area is heavily modified for ranching or conservation, featuring the Government Field Reservoir and a series of numbered structures such as Fort Belknap Number 6 Dam and Fort Belknap Number 8 Dam. These dams control the flow of Wild Horse Creek and Big Warm Creek as they wind through the high plains. Roads like the Beaver Creek Hwy and Brookside Zortman Rd provide the primary arteries through this terrain, connecting the isolated drainages of Ball Coulee and Lone Tree Coulee to the broader Lodge Pole district.