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2014 Map of Fresno Dam

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Fresno Reservoir dominates the northern landscape of this Hill County survey, where the impounded waters of the Milk River create a complex shoreline of inlets and points. The terrain is defined by a dense network of coulees, including Kiehns Coulee and Messerschmidt Coulee, which channel drainage toward the river valley below the dam. These geographic features create a rugged profile for a region primarily used for water management and transit.

Settlement is concentrated near the railroad corridor in the central portion of the map, marked by the small communities of Fresno and Burnham. Local roads such as Smith-Fresno Rd and Fresno-Reservoir Rd connect these hubs to the outlying prairie and coulees like Eagle Coulee and Hatler Coulee. To the south, the drainage of Big Sandy Cr begins to appear, illustrating the hydrological divide that defines this portion of the Montana plains.