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2024 Map of Milk River Hills

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Milk River Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Milk River meanders across this northern Montana landscape, eventually converging toward its confluence with the Missouri River in the southeast. This modern survey shows a sparsely populated region defined by dramatic hydrography and the transition from river valleys to high ridges. To the south, the waters of Fort Peck Lake reach into the Milk Coulee Bay, marking the edge of a massive reservoir system.

Conservation and geography are central to this area, much of which is protected within the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Rugged topography is noted at Deadman Butte and across the Milk River Hills, where numerous drainages like Hilliard Coulee and Dane Coulee carve through the terrain. The map records the network of local connectors such as N River Rd and S River Rd that navigate the high ground between the river systems.