2011 Map of Bigby Lake

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Bigby Lake and the Fort Belknap Number 10 Dam anchor this northern Montana landscape in the Agency District. This 2011 survey of Blaine County shows a terrain defined by its water management and drainage patterns, where the high plains meet a series of vital waterways. The central drainage of Fifteenmile Creek flows southeast across the quadrangle, eventually meeting Peoples Creek and the South Fork Peoples Creek at the southern boundary. In the north, White Bear Creek carves its path through the prairie. The presence of the dam at Bigby Lake signifies the region's reliance on managed water systems for agriculture and local use in a semi-arid environment, providing a detailed look at the rural infrastructure in the early 21st century.