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2017 Map of Fresno Dam

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Fresno Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Fresno Dam serves as the structural anchor of this high-plains landscape, holding back the extensive waters of the Fresno Reservoir north of the tiny settlement of Fresno. The reservoir's irregular shoreline is defined by deep inlets like Kiehns Bay, where the water meets a rugged series of erosional coulees that drain the surrounding prairie. Below the dam, the Milk River resumes its course, flanked by local landmarks such as Kiehns Coulee and Messerschmidt Coulee.

South of the reservoir, the topography flattens toward the community of Burnham, where the land is partitioned into systematic township and range sections. The map records a network of rural routes, including S Fresno Rd and Tailwater Rd, which connect the scattered agricultural holdings and coulees like Eagle Coulee and Hatler Coulee. In the far southeast, the terrain dips toward Big Sandy Cr, illustrating the complex drainage patterns vital to this Montana ranching and farming region.