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1961 Map of Hound Creek Reservoir

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hound Creek Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Sieben Ranch stands as a primary point of human settlement in this high-altitude landscape of central Montana, captured here during the early 1960s. The topography is defined by the Montana Principal Meridian, which cuts through a region of sharp elevation changes and complex drainage systems. Water management is a visible priority for the area's ranching interests, evidenced by the Hound Creek Reservoir and the Spring Creek Reservoir.

The terrain is marked by distinctive formations like The Pinnacles and Black Mountain. A network of waterways, including North Fork Sheep Creek, South Fork Sheep Creek, and West Fork Hound Creek, carves through the land, illustrating the intricate watershed that supports the high-plains ecology. This 1961 field-checked survey provides an exact record of property markers and water resources before modern land-use shifts.