2020 Map of Gage NE

About this map

The Musselshell River meanders across the northern reach of this Montana landscape, where irrigation infrastructure like the Guffena Sudan Ditch and Krueger Spendiff Ditch supports agricultural activity in an otherwise arid region. The terrain is defined by a series of drainages and coulees, including Y Bar Coulee and Snaull Coulee Rd, which shape the local road network and land use patterns. Named for the local geography, E Parrot Cr and Fattig Cr provide essential water sources for the cattle ranches and homesteads that rely on routes like E Parrot Creek Rd and High Butte Rd. This survey documents a quiet rural corridor in Musselshell County where the relationship between water rights and land management is etched into the landscape through its ditches and springs.