1971 Map of Blizzard Reservoir

About this map

The Charles M Russell National Wildlife Range dominates the southern landscape of this Phillips County region, preserving a rugged drainage network during the early 1970s. The map illustrates a high-plains environment defined by essential water management features, including the Blizzard Res in the north and the Big Snowy Reservoir further south. These artificial catchments, along with a Flowing Well and numerous drainage coulees like Nichols Coulee, reflect the critical importance of water infrastructure for cattle ranching and wildlife in this semi-arid Montana terrain. The established Nichols Coulee Camp provides a specific point of human activity within the expansive protected range, situated among the draws of Spring Creek and C K Creek.