2020 Map of Lepleys Creek

About this map

The Highwood Mountains dominate the southwestern portion of this Chouteau County landscape, where the elevation rises toward the Lewis & Clark National Forest. This high-altitude terrain gives way to a network of drainages including Bear Gulch, Postill Creek, and the namesake Lepleys Creek, which winds northward through the center of the survey. The geography transition from mountainous forest to prairie is marked by the presence of numerous small reservoirs and seasonal wetlands, most notably the Chouteau County Waterfowl Production Area and Kingsbury Lake. Large bodies of water like Big Lake on the northern edge suggest a landscape defined by its essential water resources in an otherwise arid region. Primitive transit routes such as Shonkin Road and Big Sag Road provide the primary access through this sparsely populated ranching and conservation corridor.