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2014 Map of Little Buffalo Hill

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Little Buffalo Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Fort Peck Lake dominates the northern and western margins of this map, its intricate, branching shoreline defining the boundary between Valley and Garfield counties. This part of the Missouri River basin is characterized by a dense network of coulees that drain the surrounding high ground, including Little Buffalo Hill. The terrain shows the deeply eroded breaks typical of the region, where seasonal drainage channels like Beebe and Stanton Coulee have carved intricate paths toward the reservoir.

Remote and primarily undeveloped, the landscape is organized by a system of named coulees, such as Rough Coulee and Kibler Coulee, which provide essential landmarks in this vast drainage system. In the southern portion of the sheet, Buffalo Coulee and Johnson Coulee indicate the continuing transition of the land as it rises away from the lake's fingers. The 2014 survey documents the modern extent of the reservoir's reach into these smaller valleys, showing how the man-made lake has transformed the bottomland geography.