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2017 Map of Canyon Ferry SE

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Canyon Ferry SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Canyon Ferry Lake dominates the western shoreline of this 2017 landscape, where the waters of the Missouri River system meet the rising elevations of the Helena National Forest. The geography here is defined by deep drainages such as White Gulch and Confederate Gulch, names that hint at the region's mid-19th-century mining heritage and the prospectors who once worked these mountainsides. Settlement patterns are sparse, characterized by sprawling ranch land and isolated aviation facilities like the Elk Meadows Ranch Airport.

A network of rugged access routes, including the Oxbow Bend Overland Trl and Lower Confederate Rd, connects the shoreline recreation areas at Goose Bay to the timbered heights of the national forest. The map reveals a land utilized for both modern recreation and traditional livestock ranching, with seasonal waterways like Avalanche Cr and Beaver Cr carving paths through the terrain toward the reservoir.