Stellar Creek defines the drainage of this Rosebud County landscape, winding south towards its confluence with North Prong Hay Creek. The terrain is characterized by the namesake Flat Bottom Coulee, a distinct topographic depression that highlights the arid ranching geography of eastern Montana. Water management is a central theme of this 2011 survey, with infrastructure such as the Gearhart Number 4 Dam and Absolen Reservoir located in the eastern portion of the sheet. These features, along with Lining Ash Creek and Rattlesnake Creek, illustrate the historical and ongoing efforts to capture seasonal runoff in a region where water rights and access are vital to the local economy and land use patterns.
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1954 · Forsyth
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Forsyth
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Forsyth
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1968 · Donleys Reservoir
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Finch NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Black Coulee
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Rudie Coulee
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Flat Bottom Coulee SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Flat Bottom Coulee NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Rough Creek SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000