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1964 Map of Bateman Coulee

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bateman Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Bateman Coulee and its neighboring drainages define the landscape of Garfield County in the early 1960s, showing a high plains terrain deeply etched by seasonal watercourses. The network of coulees, including Redbank Coulee and Maban Coulee, reveals a classic Montana rangeland configuration where topography dictates the placement of stock ponds and remote windmills. The inclusion of 2763 Flat highlights the occasional high, level benches that break the otherwise intricate erosion patterns of the northern plains.

Water management and livestock grazing are the primary human imprints on this 1964 survey. Tracing the courses of Wolf Creek and Frazier Creek shows how vital these intermittent streams were to the regional economy. The map is particularly useful for researchers interested in the rural infrastructure of central Montana, as it documents the exact location of water sources and unimproved tracks through the drainage basins of Second Creek and Little Wolf Creek.