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2024 Map of Hay Coulee

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Hay Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Square Butte rises above the breaks of central Garfield County, serving as a prominent landmark in a landscape defined by an intricate network of seasonal drainages. This high-plains terrain is etched by Cottonwood Coulee and Hay Coulee, which channel toward the broader valley of North Fork Lodgepole Creek. The drainage patterns here, including Little Nancy Russell Creek and the Dry Fork Nancy Russell Creek, illustrate the complex erosion characteristic of this part of Montana.

Evidence of modern infrastructure is sparse, limited to corridors like N Lodge Pole Rd that follow the natural contours of the land. In the southern portion of the sheet, the headwaters of Union Creek wind through the township boundaries of T17N R32E and T17N R33E. This map provides a clear look at the vast open spaces and rural land divisions that continue to define the American West in the twenty-first century.