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2020 Map of Milk River Hills

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Missouri River carves through the heart of this landscape, forming the boundary between Valley and McCone counties. To the north, the winding Milk River joins the Missouri after passing through a network of rural routes such as N River Rd and S River Rd. The terrain is defined by the sharp relief of the Milk River Hills, where high points like Deadman Butte overlook a series of deep drainages including Sarge Coulee, Hilliard Coulee, and Dane Coulee.

In the southwest, the waters of Fort Peck Lake reach into the hills at Milk Coulee Bay, illustrating the intersection of the river system with the massive reservoir. The map reveals a transition from the broad, flat river bottoms near Point Rd to the dissected uplands. This area remains primarily defined by its hydrology and land management, with the grid of the Public Land Survey System overlaying the natural contours of Porcupine Cr and various coulees.