2011 Map of Crow Creek Dam

About this map

Crow Creek Dam and its surrounding watershed define this portion of Valley County, Montana, just south of the Saskatchewan border. The landscape is characterized by a high concentration of small-scale water management features, including several named earthen structures such as Chamberlain Dam and Barney Dam. These diversions and reservoirs, including Timber Reservoir, Time Reservoir, and Quick Reservoir, indicate an intensely managed agricultural or ranching environment where water security is paramount. The topography follows the drainage of Snake Creek and Crow Creek, eventually leading toward the Red Mud Coulee in the south. The mapping of many small, often family-named reservoirs like Grimes Reservoir and Ardis Reservoir provides a detailed look at the local land use and hydrology of the northeastern Montana plains in the early 21st century.