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1983 Map of Diamond G Butte

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Diamond G Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Diamond G Butte stands as a prominent landmark on this high plains landscape along the border of Dawson and Prairie counties. The 1983 survey reveals a complex hydrological network defined by the diverging branches of Bad Route Creek, including the East Fork, Middle Fork, and West Fork. These drainages carve through the terrain, illustrating the natural erosion patterns characteristic of the Montana breaks.

Evidence of human adaptation to this arid environment is visible through an Irrigation Ditch and numerous storage tanks located throughout the quadrangle. The map also documents Mc Quoid Coulee and Cottonwood Creek in the south, providing a detailed record of the physical geography before modern large-scale developments. For researchers and geographers, the transition from South Fork Clear Creek in the north to the Bad Route Creek system offers insight into the watershed boundaries of the region.