2014 Map of Lloyd NW

About this map

Tiger Ridge dominates the southern landscape of this Hill County and Blaine County borderland, where the terrain transitions from high ridges into a network of drainage coulees. The map illustrates a complex hydrologic system defined by Little Boxelder Cr and the winding course of Clear Cr. This rural Montana area is characterized by its large-scale land management, evidenced by the presence of Staff Reservoir and a system of utility roads such as Staff Rd and Clear Creek Rd. The naming of features like Daveys Coulee, Grasshopper Coulee, and Threemile Coulee reflects a landscape where water and topography dictated movement and settlement patterns along the county line. This survey captures the region's character as a sparsely populated grazing and water-management zone in the early twenty-first century.