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2020 Map of Goose Lake

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Goose Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Saint Mary River flows through the northern reaches of this borderlands landscape, where the international boundary between Canada and the United States defines the northern edge of the terrain. The hydrological complexity of the region is centered on the Saint Mary Canal, an engineered waterway that moves through a landscape also carved by the N Fork Milk River and Freeze Out Cr.

Glacial depressions across the plateau have formed distinctive water bodies like Goose Lake, Spider Lake, and the northern portion of Duck Lake. Between these waters, prominent landforms like Pine Ridge and Freezeout Flat provide contrast to the riparian corridors. This 2020 survey documents a largely open territory where travel is restricted to unpaved routes such as Paisley Rd, Camp Nine Rd, and the Canal Trl, reflecting the agricultural and conservation focus of modern northern Montana.