2024 Map of Mud Spring

About this map

Maginnis Creek and its northern branch flow through this sparsely developed section of Petroleum County, where the landscape is defined by intermittent water sources and dramatic topographic shifts. The presence of Circle Bar Spring in the northern reaches and Mud Spring further south highlights the critical importance of these isolated watering points in a region otherwise dominated by drainages like Mud Springs Creek. As the terrain drops toward the Salt Sage Coulee, the map reveals a remote pastoral environment structured by the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines marking the transition from the Petroleum and Musselshell county boundary. This 2024 data provides a clear record of the modern rural infrastructure and water features that continue to dictate the utility of this Montana landscape.