Dead Boy Divide serves as the topographic centerpiece of this Carter County landscape, marking the high ground between ephemeral drainages. The naming conventions throughout the region reflect a specific mid-to-late 20th-century water management strategy, with numerous small reservoirs bearing the names of Indigenous nations, including Apache, Navaho, Sioux, and Cheyenne. These features, along with the Gros-Ventre and Cherokee, suggest a organized system of stock water or irrigation ponds essential for ranching in this arid corner of Montana.
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1954 · Ekalaka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Ekalaka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Ekalaka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Ekalaka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1979 · Dutchman Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Beaver Flats South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Dead Boy Divide
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Ikey Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Chalk Buttes
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1980 · Taylor Hills
USGS Topo · 1:24,000