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1966 Map of Beaver Creek School

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Beaver Creek School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Beaver Creek School serves as a lone landmark of community infrastructure within the high drainage basins of the Custer National Forest. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of draws and creeks, including Ash Creek, Cabin Creek, and Maxwell Creek, where water management was critical to local ranching and land use in the mid-1960s. The map documents a series of specialized water features, such as the Schiller Reservoir, Main Ash Reservoir, and several numbered improvements like Deer Creek Reservoir No 1.

Strategic wells, including the Cabin Creek Well and Lower Deer Creek Well, are scattered across the terrain, indicating a reliance on groundwater to supplement natural flows from sources like Main Ash Spring and Maxwell Spring. This topographic record captures the utilitarian nature of the Montana backcountry before modern developments, highlighting the names of specific family or local landmarks like Darling Draw and Funnel Draw that have long anchored this section of Powder River County.