1997 Map of Hootowl Creek East

About this map

The Little Missouri National Grassland dominates the eastern portion of this landscape in North Dakota’s Golden Valley County, where the terrain is carved by an intricate network of drainages. The Sixteenth Guide Meridian West serves as a prominent north-south boundary through the center of the sheet, separating the public grassland from mixed-use lands to the west. Waterways define the local geography, with the namesake Hootowl Creek joining with Beaver Creek, Horse Creek, and Elk Creek as they wind through the high prairie. Aside from a small Gravel Pit and some light-duty roads, the map shows a sparsely populated area focused on ranching and natural resource management, punctuated only by occasional landmarks like Bell Lake and Alkali Creek.