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1973 Map of Niles Coulee

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Niles Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Deep water drainage systems and isolated cattle reservoirs define this portion of Valley County, mapped as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program. The landscape is carved by substantial coulees, most notably North Frenchman Coulee and Little Frenchman Coulee, which channel seasonal runoff toward the south. Evidence of ranching and land management appears in the scattered naming of small catchments like Corral Reservoir and the family-named Mr Kee Reservoir, alongside the aptly named High Moon Reservoir.

Transportation through this high-plains terrain is limited to the T C Access Road and various unnamed tracks, indicating a highly rural, low-density settlement pattern. Localized water sources like Niles Spring and Spring provided critical points of interest for early residents and surveyors alike. The presence of Drill Holes in the northern sections suggests subsurface exploration during the early 1970s, possibly for mineral or water resources in this arid environment.