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1980 Map of Hay Basin North

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Hay Basin North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Hay Basin dominates the southern landscape of this 1980 study, where the borders of Musselshell Co and Yellowstone Co meet in a series of dramatic coulees and high ridges. The drainage patterns are defined by the northward flow of Dean Creek and its tributary, East Fork Dean Creek, alongside the smaller Fulcher Creek further west.

Remote and sparsely developed, the area shows minimal human infrastructure beyond a prominent Pipeline cutting through the southeastern corner and isolated water sources like the Well and Spring points scattered across the basin. This map serves as a clear record of central Montana ranching and resource land before modern expansion, capturing the exact terrain of the basin and the surrounding high-elevation breaks during the late twentieth century.