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2011 Map of Black Gulch

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Little Bighorn River carves a diagonal path across this High Plains landscape, where water management is the primary driver of the local geography. Small settlements like Black Gulch and Red Gulch are situated near vital water sources and irrigation infrastructure, including the Black Gulch Ditch and the Upper Little Bighorn Canal Number Two. The reliance on these systems is evident in the network of smaller conduits such as Graham Ditch and Powers Upper Ditch, which service the arid terrain.

Notable natural landmarks such as Eagle Point and Black Gulch Point offer topographic orientation, while family-named features like Lotties Draw provide a genealogical connection to the area's history. The map also documents agricultural and ranching essentials like Dipping Vat Spring and Dinwiddie Lake, alongside a series of drainage creeks including Big Cottonwood Creek and Little Cottonwood Creek that feed the river system.