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2020 Map of Bridge Coulee

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Bridge Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Musselshell River winds through this central Montana landscape, marking the boundary between Petroleum and Garfield Counties. This high-plains terrain is defined by an intricate network of drainage channels, locally known as coulees, which have carved deep patterns into the earth. The small settlement of Ross Hall serves as a central landmark in an area otherwise characterized by vast stretches of open land and grazing territory.

Evidence of early ranching and community life appears in the presence of the Gilfeather Cem and the naming of features after local families, such as Sandage Coulee and the Lower Newhouse Coulee. Water management is represented by the Ezukial Number One Reservoir, a critical resource in this arid environment. Traditional travel routes, including Stage Rd and Winter Rd, trace the natural contours of the land, connecting isolated points across the coulee-marked plains near Blood Cr and Calf Cr.