1979 Map of Lepleys Creek

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The Highwood Mountains dominate the southern half of this landscape, where the Lewis and Clark National Forest boundary meets the high ridges and deep drainages of the Missouri River watershed. This late 1970s record illustrates a remote ranching and grazing environment defined by its water sources, from the seasonal Big Lake and Kingsbury Lake in the northeast to the network of springs and wells that support livestock across the prairie. Evidence of local agriculture and land management is found in the scattered Storage Bins, a Gravel Pit, and a rugged Jeep Trail winding through the foothills. The drainage patterns of Lepleys Creek and Alder Creek show how the terrain transitions from the high peaks of Bear Gulch down toward the northern plains of Chouteau County.