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1980 Map of Crown Butte Creek SE

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Crown Butte Creek SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Heart River carves a winding course through this Grant County landscape, creating a series of deep oxbows and river bends that dominate the central terrain. Surrounding this riparian corridor is a network of coulees and intermittent drainages, such as Pump Coulee and Crown Butte Creek, which define the drainage patterns of the high prairie. The elevation is punctuated by prominent landmarks like Crown Butte and the isolated Big Knob to the south, which served as natural navigation points for early travelers and settlers in the region.

Infrastructure is sparse and functional, reflecting the pastoral and agricultural character of the era. Water management is evident at Schrock Dam, while numerous labels for Well, Spring, and a river Ford pinpoint specific locations where water was accessed or the river was breached. These features, along with a surveyed grid of fence lines, illustrate the organized settlement and land use of the North Dakota plains in the mid-1970s.