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2014 Map of Locke Ranch

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Missouri River carves a deep, winding path through the heart of the Missouri River Breaks in this modern survey of the border between Petroleum and Phillips counties. Central to the landscape is the expansive Fort Peck Lake, which fills the valley floor and creates the distinctive U L Bend at the south end of the sheet. The terrain is defined by a complex network of dry drainages and coulees, including Coburn Coulee and Dam Coulee, which cut through the high plains toward the river valley.

Remote ranching life is represented by the Locke Ranch situated north of the river, accessed by gravel routes such as Midale Rd. Historically significant travel ways are preserved in the mapping of the Musselshell Trl, which traverses the broken ground south of the water. This 2014 edition provides a clear view of the hydrological interface between the river and its tributaries like Soda Cr and Jim Wells Cr in this sparsely populated portion of the Montana badlands.