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1969 Map of Fourteenmile Coulee SW

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Fourteenmile Coulee SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The rolling plains of the High Line region are defined by the convergence of several major drainage systems on this 1960s topographic study. The boundary between Hill Co and Chouteau Co divides the landscape, where the seasonal waters of Sixmile Coulee and Black Coulee have carved distinct paths through the prairie. The presence of East Fork in the northwest corner further illustrates the natural irrigation patterns of this agricultural territory.

Evidence of dryland farming and rural infrastructure is scattered across the township lines, notably represented by isolated Storage Bins and a lone Storage Bin located south of the county line. These structures, along with a marked Well, point to the logistical requirements of managing wheat or cattle operations in this open terrain. The map provides a clear record of the section-line roads and sparse improvements that characterized this Montana ranching country during the late twentieth century.