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2011 Map of Bomber Coulee

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Two Buttes rises as a prominent landmark in this northern Valley County landscape, characterized by a complex network of coulees and drainage-management structures. The terrain is deeply inscribed by seasonal waterways like Dog Creek and Willow Creek, which feed an extensive system of small-scale reservoirs and detention basins. Names like Chowder Reservoir, Snow Blind Reservoir, and Salty Glen Reservoir hint at a history of ranching and water conservation in this arid region of Montana.

Surface transportation is defined by rural routes such as Willow Creek Rd and The Pines Rd, which provide access across the rolling breaks. The infrastructure on this map, from the Bomber Detention Diversion Dam to various named stock ponds like Dime Reservoir and Robber Reservoir, illustrates the intensive management of runoff required to sustain life and livestock in the coulee country north of the Missouri River breaks.