1965 Map of Lost Creek

About this map

The Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Range dominates this mid-1960s landscape, protecting the breaks and coulees along the eastern shore of the Fort Peck Reservoir. This survey, conducted as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, illustrates the dramatic interface where the submerged valley of the Missouri River meets the intricately eroded terrain of the plains. Named drainage systems like Deadman Coulee, Ghost Coulee, and Hay Coulee carve through the breaks, leading toward the high point at Brandon Butte. The map details the remote character of the boundary between Phillips and Garfield counties, where infrastructure is limited to the Devils Creek Campground and a network of unimproved roads and fence lines. The intricate contouring of North Fork Lost Creek and the main branch of Lost Creek reveals the complex hydrology of this preserved Missouri River habitat.