2014 Map of Mud Creek

About this map

Lewis & Clark National Forest spans the northern and eastern portions of this quadrangle, defining a landscape of high coulees and canyons along the border of Wheatland and Meagher counties. The southern valley is shaped by the N Fork Musselshell River, where the Mill Ditch indicates early agricultural water management near Us-12. North of the river, the terrain rises into distinct landforms like Picnic Canyon, Long Canyon, and Quaking Aspen Coulee. Local ranching routes, including Raschke-Ranch Rd and Findon-Lane Rd, connect the scattered homesteads and pastures throughout the Mud Cr drainage. This network of named creeks, such as Daisy-Dean Cr and Morris Cr, illustrates the hydrological pattern essential to high-plains cattle ranching in the central Montana interior.