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2014 Map of Fowler Coulee SW

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Fowler Coulee SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

South Pondera Coulee defines the northern reaches of this landscape in Pondera County, where the high plains are segmented by a strictly rectilinear grid of section lines and gravel roads. In this region south of Conrad, the drainage patterns of Snake Cr cut across the agricultural allotments, creating the only natural breaks in a network of family and local routes like Berland Loop and Hog Johnson Rd.

The presence of the PMM Rd and the PMM Cut-Off Rd indicates the central importance of the Principal Meridian Montana in the local geography. Further south, the map details the intersection of Brady Rd and Cascaden Rd, illustrating how early 21st-century land management continues to follow the Public Land Survey System established over a century prior. The topography is subtle, dominated by coulees and low ridges that dictated the placement of local thoroughfares such as Rock Coulee Rd.