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1983 Map of Diamond G Butte NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The high plains of eastern Montana meet at the junction of Dawson, McCone, and Prairie Counties in this 1983 topographic survey. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of seasonal drainages and coulees, including the winding course of Bad Route Creek and the headwaters of Dry Ash Creek. This area of the Missouri Plateau shows the distinct erosional patterns of the northern badlands, where deep incisions like Deep Bottom cut through the arid terrain.

Surface water management is a primary feature of the local geography, with numerous unnamed stock ponds and reservoirs scattered among the drainages of North Fork Tuster Creek and the South Fork Clear Creek. This document serves as a record of the remote rangeland infrastructure during the late twentieth century, capturing the sparse network of unimproved roads and trails that traverse the divide between the East Fork and the larger Clear Creek drainage system.