2011 Map of Gady Coulee

About this map

Sheep Creek meanders across the northern reaches of this McCone County landscape, defining the local hydrology within a network of drainage basins. The area is characterized by significant topographical depressions like Gady Coulee in the southeast, which mark the seasonal movement of water through the prairie. Modern infrastructure is represented by the transit corridor of MT Highway 201 and a grid of rural routes including Sunnyside Rd, Frontage Rd, and Good Rd. These roadways follow the sectional survey lines, illustrating the systematic land division common in the American West. The lack of concentrated settlements or named townsites suggests an area primarily dedicated to open-range grazing or large-scale agricultural operations typical of the high plains in the early twenty-first century.