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2011 Map of Beaupre Coulee

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Beaupre Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The international border between Canada and the United States of America defines the northern edge of this Toole County landscape, where large cattle operations are the primary markers of settlement. Family-named outposts such as the Sweetgrass Hills Ranch and the Reverse B Bar X Ranch suggest a heritage of sprawling prairie landholdings tied to the region's agricultural economy. The terrain is deeply etched by a network of drainage channels, including Police Coulee and O'Laughlin Coulee, which flow toward the southern reaches of the quadrangle.

Water management is central to life in this arid northern Montana stretch, evidenced by the Ha-Choo Dam and the presence of Perkins Lake. Transportation follows a rigid section-line grid, with Pederson Rd and Coal Mine Rd providing access to remote ranch sites like the Clark Ranch and Bow and Arrow Ranch. In the southeast, Kicking Horse Creek winds through the prairie, while Rte-389 provides the main east-west transit corridor across the southern portion of the map.