2020 Map of Morony Dam

About this map

Morony Dam and its eponymous Morony Reservoir dominate this central Montana landscape, where the Missouri River carves through the coulee-strewn terrain of Cascade Co and Chouteau Co. The settlement of Salem is situated south of the reservoir, connected by a network of rural routes including Salem Rd and the Salem Road Bridge crossing the river. The geography is defined by numerous drainage features such as Blackfeet Gulch, Hower Coulee, and Rogers Coulee, which illustrate the complex erosion patterns common to this stretch of the Missouri. Modern recreational and industrial footprints are visible through the River's Edge Trail and N Shore Trail, while older landscape markers like Sulphur Spring and Box Elder Cr provide continuity for those tracing local history and family land ties in this river-driven region.