2024 Map of Dammel Reservoir

About this map

Dammel Reservoir anchors this high-plains landscape in Chouteau County, serving as a vital water source in an area defined by long coulees and ephemeral drainages. The topography is marked by significant elevation changes, most notably at Haystack Butte in the southwest and along the winding path of Mud Spring Coulee. The map reveals a highly organized township and range system, with a network of rural routes such as Sunnyside Rd and Dorn Coulee Rd following the sectional grid lines. This grid-based development suggests a landscape dedicated to large-scale ranching and dryland farming, where access is dictated by the cardinal directions of the surveyor's lines. Water features like Flat Creek and Mud Spring provide the only breaks in the geometric regularity of the land, tracing the natural contours of the Montana prairie.