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2024 Map of Fresno Dam

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Fresno Reservoir dominates the northern landscape of this North Central Montana survey, a major water body formed by the impoundment of the Milk River. The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of erosional drainage features known locally as coulees, including Eagle Coulee, Messerschmidt Coulee, and Sprinkle Coulee. These deep draws cut through the high plains, illustrating the complex hydrology that feeds into the reservoir and the river system below the dam.

Transportation and settlement patterns follow the established corridor of the Bnsf Railway, which runs east-to-west across the southern half of the map. Small communities like Fresno and Burnham sit along this rail line, linked by a grid of rural routes such as S Fresno Rd and Rd 6 N. Further south, the landscape transitions toward the drainage of Big Sandy Creek, maintaining the open, topographical character typical of Hill County's agricultural and grazing lands.