1972 Map of Creedman Coulee West

About this map

Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge dominates this northern Montana landscape, straddling the international boundary between the United States and Canada. Mapped in the early 1970s, the terrain is defined by the drainage of Creedman Coulee and Dog Coulee, where water management for conservation and agriculture is evident in the Creedman Reservoir and its associated spillway. The map captures a high prairie environment where natural landmarks like Signal Butte rise above the coulees, and the historic Amos Trail provides a trace of early transit across Hill County. This borderland region, where the Saskatchewan and Montana lines meet, reflects a specialized landscape of wildlife preservation and remote ranching infrastructure on the northern edge of the Great Plains.