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2020 Map of Maxwell Coulee

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Maxwell Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Maxwell Coulee and the surrounding drainage basins of Garfield County characterize this segment of the eastern Montana landscape. The topography is defined by an intricate network of seasonal watercourses and coulees that feed into Big Dry Cr. The naming conventions of these features, such as Norwegian Coulee, Jock Coulee, and Nannastead Coulee, suggest the history of early homesteading and ethnic settlement patterns that shaped this ranching country.

Surface water management is central to the area, evidenced by numerous small stock tanks and reservoirs dotting the terrain near Big Wild Horse Cr and Little Wild Horse Cr. The map captures a landscape where the vast Public Land Survey System grid, including t19n r41e and t18n r42e, dictates the sparse road network and property boundaries across this high plains environment. Other notable drainages include Seven Tree Coulee, Carcass Coulee, and Spring Cr.