2014 Map of Lake Seventeen West

About this map

Lake Seventeen serves as a central landmark in this remote corner of Blaine County, where the high plains transition into more complex drainage patterns. The landscape is defined by the significant branching of Jacks Coulee and West Fork Jacks Coulee in the northwest, while the southern reaches are dominated by the elevation of Timber Ridge. This 2014 survey documents a territory shaped by intermittent watercourses like Rattlesnake Cr and Tin Cup Coulee, which carve through the terrain before feeding into the larger systems of Suction Creek and its tributary, Little Suction Cr. Human presence is sparse, marked primarily by rural arteries such as Barney Olson Rd and Duck Creek Rd, illustrating the vast, open character of the Montana ranchlands during this era.