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1988 Map of Fort Connah

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Fort Connah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness anchors the eastern edge of this landscape within the Flathead Indian Reservation, where the sharp ascent of the range meets the Mission Valley floor. This 1988 revision illustrates a complex water management system crucial to the region, featuring the expansive Ninepipe Reservoir and Kicking Horse Reservoir. These bodies of water, connected by the Kicking Horse Feeder Canal and numerous unnamed ditches, support both the Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge and local agriculture.

Historical significance is marked by the Fort Connah (Site) near Post Creek, identifying the location of the last Hudson's Bay Company trading post in the United States. Small community hubs like Allentown and the Leon Community Center are situated along the valley's primary transit corridors, while the steep drainages of Mollman Creek and Eagle Pass Creek carve through the high country to the east.