2024 Map of Duck Creek

About this map

The Montana North Dakota state line bisects this high-plains landscape, where the headwaters of Duck Creek and Lone Tree Creek define the drainage patterns of the borderlands. This region, shared by Wibaux Co and Golden Valley Co, is characterized by a sparse but deliberate network of section-line roads and named tracks that suggest a long history of ranching and dryland farming. Local family names and descriptors are preserved in thoroughfares such as Quade Ln, Griffith Dr, and Red Top East Rd, while Last Chance Trl hints at the isolation inherent in this corner of the West. The survey illustrates the transition from the rectangular survey system of the Dakotas into the varied terrain of eastern Montana, showing how modern land use continues to follow the early 20th-century township and range divisions.