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1967 Map of Lelig Coulee

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Lelig Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Thomas Ranch and the O'Connor Ranch anchor this mid-century survey of Garfield County, Montana, illustrating the remote ranching infrastructure of the region. The landscape is a network of complex drainage systems, characterized by the South Fork Lodgepole Creek and its many tributaries, including Stocker Coulee and Kimmel Coulee. These ephemeral waterways and deep coulees dictate the placement of ranch buildings and livestock water sources, such as the Ezekial Reservoir and the Split Reservoir.

Surface water is a critical resource in this arid environment, evidenced by the presence of Dripping Springs (Seep Springs) and several remote wells. The topography is defined by significant elevations like the Sandage Buttes, which rise above the surrounding drainage basins of Lelig Coulee and Teepee Coulee. This map provides a clear record of fence lines and unimproved dirt roads that connected these isolated homesteads in the late 1960s.