1982 Map of Odland Dam SW

About this map

Four Buttes rises as a prominent landmark in the high plains of Wibaux County, overlooking a landscape defined by the winding course of Beaver Creek. This 1982 survey reveals a rural territory where water management and livestock grazing dictated the placement of numerous scattered wells and small reservoirs. The eastern portion of the quadrangle is drained by Hay Creek and its tributary, East Branch, cutting through the rolling terrain. Human activity is evidenced by small industrial footprints such as a Gravel Pit and several Gravel Pits, which provided the necessary materials for the network of improved and unimproved roads connecting this area to distant centers like Wibaux and Sidney. The map documents the persistent ranching character of the Montana borderlands before modern consolidation, tracing fence lines and section boundaries across the prairie.