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2017 Map of Papps Reservoir

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Papps Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Papps Reservoir and Innes Reservoir anchor this 2017 survey of the open Montana rangeland in Prairie County. The landscape is defined by a dense network of seasonal drainages, where the headwaters of Cedar Cr and its E Fork Cedar Cr carve through the terrain alongside Brackett Cr and Stouts Cr. This area represents the classic high plains geography of Eastern Montana, where water management through small reservoirs was essential for livestock and land use in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Two primary thoroughfares, Cedar Creek Rd and Cherry Creek Rd, provide the only significant terrestrial access across the quadrangle. These gravel routes follow the natural contours of the land, connecting the disparate watersheds of Cherry Creek in the south to the northern reaches of the W Fork Brackett Cr. The map captures the meticulous township and range grid system, showing the interplay between human-engineered water storage and the natural dendritic drainage patterns of the prairie.