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2017 Map of Fort Benton NW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Fort Benton NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Marias River carves through the northeast corner of this Chouteau County landscape, defining the northern boundary of a high-plains region marked by deep drainage patterns. Central to the topography is the Dry Fork Coulee, which dictates the seasonal water flow alongside Chip Cr. The map shows a transition from the river valley to the elevated benches of North-Central Montana, where a grid of local access roads serves the agricultural sections.

Local navigation and land use are etched into the terrain through family and landmark-named thoroughfares such as Vimy Ridge Rd, Emmett Wright Rd, and Norby Rd. These routes, along with Lower Marias Rd and Diamond Lake Rd, provide the primary structure for the rural homesteads and farmsteads scattered throughout the townships of T26N R8E and T25N R8E. The survey captures a moment in the modern ranching era where traditional section lines remain the dominant organizational force of the high prairie.