2020 Map of Lindsay SW

About this map

Bad Route Creek and its tributary, the East Fork Bad Route Creek, dominate the southern drainage of this eastern Montana landscape. The area is defined by a series of low-lying creek beds that cut through the undulating plains, including Clear Creek and Cracker Box Creek to the north and east. This 2020 map documents a sparsely populated rural region where movement is dictated by a handful of section-line roads such as Rd 217 and Rd 238. The Public Land Survey System grid provides the primary structure for the territory, illustrating the expansive ranching or agricultural tracts that characterize Dawson County. The convergence of these drainage systems toward the south suggests a landscape heavily shaped by seasonal water flow and the erosion of the high prairie.