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2017 Map of Mitchell Coulee

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Mitchell Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Rosebud Cr and its many seasonal tributaries define this section of Rosebud County, where the high plains are deeply incised by a network of drainage features. These coulees, such as Mitchell Coulee and Graham Coulee, reveal a landscape shaped by intermittent water flow through Montana's semiarid ranching country. The topography is marked by significant elevation changes between the creek bottoms and the surrounding uplands, which are divided into public land survey sections including t4n r42e and t4n r43e.

Aside from the primary corridor of Rte 447, the area is punctuated by remote landmarks named for local usage or family history, such as Chicken Coop Coulee and Howard Coulee. Smaller drainages like Sawmill Cr and Eagle Cr provide critical clues for researchers tracing historical land use or old property lines. The map captures this territory as a working landscape of ridges and valleys, relatively unchanged in its drainage patterns and survey boundaries since the early settlement period.