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1968 Map of Goose Lake

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Goose Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Blackfeet Indian Reservation Boundary defines the northern reaches of this landscape where the Canada United States border meets the high plains of Montana. The water systems are the primary focus of this late-1960s survey, showing the Saint Mary River winding north toward Alberta alongside a complex network of man-made infrastructure, including a Canal, Siphon, and Pipeline. These features suggest a highly managed water economy vital to the surrounding ranching and reservation lands.

Evidence of local activity and land use is found at Camp Nine and the Gaging Sta near the river banks. To the south, the terrain levels out into the aptly named Freezeout Flat and the clustered waters of Goose Lake and Duck Lake. The presence of a Jeep Trail and various named landmarks like Pine Ridge and Galbreath provide essential points of reference for those tracing family history or early twentieth-century land development in Glacier County.