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2024 Map of Dry Blood Creek East

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Dry Blood Creek East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Ashley Cem sits as a lonely marker of early settlement in this remote reach of Petroleum County. The landscape is defined by the drainage network of Dry Blood Creek, which winds through the northern sections, and its significant tributary, the South Fork Dry Blood Creek, which carves through the central townships. To the south, the terrain descends into Shale Coulee and is drained by Brush Creek, illustrating the complex erosional patterns characteristic of central Montana's plains.

Transportation follows long-established ridge lines and section boundaries, with Welter Divide Rd and Tincan Hill Rd providing essential access across the townships. These routes, along with Valentine Rd and Dovetail Rd, reflect the enduring grid of the Public Land Survey System that organized this territory into T17N and T16N ranges. The map traces the intersection of water and access that dictated the placement of ranching infrastructure in this sparsely populated region.