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1966 Map of Intake

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Intake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Yellowstone River cuts a wide, braided path through this Dawson County landscape, serving as the primary anchor for local infrastructure during the mid-1960s. The settlement of Intake marks a critical point of water management, where the Diversion Dam and Pumping Sta feed the Main Canal, illustrating the engineering efforts required to support agriculture in the Missouri River Basin. This irrigation network operates alongside the heavy industrial footprint of the Northern Pacific railroad, which parallels the river's southern bank.

Historical transportation routes are deeply etched into the terrain, most notably the Lewis and Clark Trail which follows the river bluffs. The map also documents the transition from Dawson to Richland County, showing a network of rural drainage features including War Dance Creek, Thirteenmile Creek, and Linden Creek. These watercourses, along with scattered Gravel Pits and the Belle Prairie Road, reveal a landscape shaped by both natural erosion and utilitarian development.