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2024 Map of Foster

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Bighorn River valley in Big Horn County defines this landscape, showing a complex network of irrigation infrastructure essential to Montana's high plains agriculture. Small settlements like Foster and Kingley are central to this rural grid, which is interlaced with vital water management systems including the Wagon Box Canal, the Two Leggins Canal, and the Big Horn Low Line Canal. These man-made waterways follow the contours of the valley floor, supporting the ranches and farms that flank the river's winding path.

Erosion and drainage patterns are visible through numerous named coulees, such as Wagon Box Coulee and Cotters Coulee, which cut into the surrounding uplands. Local transit is represented by a network of rural routes like Ole Nick Rd and Dudis Drive-Kingley Rd. The convergence of natural hydrology from North Cottonwood Creek and South Cottonwood Creek with the engineered canal system highlights the ongoing human adaptation to this semi-arid environment.