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2011 Map of Hillside

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Hillside
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Hillside sits at a focal point of this Eastern Montana landscape, where local ranching and water management define the terrain. The map details a network of water improvements essential for the arid plains, including the McWilliams Reservoir Dam and several numbered structures such as Swayne Number 1 Dam, Artz Number 1 Dam, and Newman Number 1 Dam. These features, often named for the families who settled and worked the land, illustrate the persistent effort to harness seasonal runoff in a region carved by deep coulees.

Drainage systems like Thompson Creek and its West Fork meander through the quadrangle, while named topographic depressions like Todd Coulee, Artz Coulee, and Bickels Coulee provide distinct landmarks for navigators and historians. The course of Red Butte Creek further defines the hydrology of this rural Garfield County area, showing how the distribution of water shaped the location of local tracks and the small community of Hillside.