2020 Map of Kipp Lake

About this map

The railroad community of Blackfoot and the neighboring settlement of Meriwether occupy this corner of Glacier County, Montana, situated along a transportation corridor that follows the natural contours of the high plains. The landscape is defined by the drainage networks of Willow Cr and Flatiron Cr, which carve subtle paths through the terrain north of the prominent Kittson Coulee. Local infrastructure is represented by rural thoroughfares including Labreches Rd and the Blackfoot Cutoff, marking the division of townships across the T33N and T32N ranges. This 2020 USGS survey documents the enduring spatial relationship between these small northern Montana locales and the watercourses that have historically shaped land use in the region.