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1972 Map of Bobcat Creek

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Bobcat Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

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Fort Peck Lake dominates this 1970s landscape, where its irregular shoreline forms deep inlets like Milk Coulee Bay and Bobcat Bay. Much of the territory falls within the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Range, a massive conservation area established along the Missouri River breaks. The topography is defined by a dense network of coulees—dry creek beds that channel seasonal runoff—including Hilliard Coulee, Struple Coulee, and Humphrey Coulee.

Evidence of human activity is sparse but specific, with a lone Grave marked near Bobcat Creek and a Jeep Trail crossing the northern terrain toward Indian Hill. This era shows the development of public access for outdoorsmen at the Bear Creek Recreation Area, complete with a Picnic Area. The boundary between McCone Co and Garfield Co cuts directly across the lake's waters, marking a remote stretch of the Montana prairie where the complex drainage patterns of Lucky Hill Creek and State Creek meet the rising reservoir.