The Birney settlement anchors this high-plains landscape where the Tongue River meanders through a valley defined by significant water management and cattle-country infrastructure. The Cheyenne Ditch parallels the river, indicating the complex irrigation history required for agriculture in this part of Rosebud County. A dense network of seasonal and perennial drainage systems, including Mission Creek, Poker Jim Creek, and Pawnee Creek, feeds into the main river channel, illustrating the natural watershed that has shaped local ranching life for generations.
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1954 · Hardin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Hardin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hardin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Fisher Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Hollowwood Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Browns Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Ashland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Birney Day School
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Poker Jim Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Green Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000