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2020 Map of Belfry

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Belfry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The small community of Belfry anchors the southeastern corner of this Carbon County landscape, situated near the banks of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River. The geography is defined by a sophisticated system of irrigation channels, including the Shupak Ditch, Golden Ditch, Higham Ditch, and Yount Ditch, which demonstrate the area's agricultural dependence on the river's water. These man-made waterways cut through a terrain of natural drainages such as Bear Cr and the seasonal paths of N Fork Dry Cr and S Fork Dry Cr.

Crossing the major waterway is the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River Bridge, a vital connection point near the junction of Old State Hwy 72 and Vaill Ave. To the northwest, the land rises into more complex relief, marked by Larkin Coulee and several small water bodies including Shupak Ponds. This 2020 record illustrates the enduring infrastructure of rural Montana, where local roads like N Dry Creek Rd and S Dry Creek Rd follow the contours of the dry creek beds.