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2024 Map of Chelsea SW

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Chelsea SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Missouri River serves as the primary geographic divider on this map, marking the physical boundary between Roosevelt and McCone Counties. North of the river, the terrain transitions into a more organized grid of rural routes like BIA Rte 1 and BIA Rte 5, while the southern portion is dominated by the intricate drainage networks of Nickwall Creek and its tributaries. This area includes a specific protected or managed zone designated as the Farm Service Agency Interest of Montana, highlighting the intersection of federal land management and local agriculture.

Local transportation is defined by long-standing gravel and dirt tracks such as Nickwall Rd and Dewitt Rd, which navigate the elevation changes south of the Missouri. Smaller watercourses like Tule Creek and Chelsea Creek feed into the river from the north, illustrating the watershed's role in the regional ranching and farming economy. This 2024 survey captures the contemporary rural character of the Montana plains before the landscape undergoes further shifts in land use or environmental change.