1997 Map of Phillip Spring

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Little Missouri National Grassland dominates this corner of McKenzie County, revealing a landscape defined by ranching and energy extraction in the late twentieth century. Family heritage is deeply etched into the topography through scattered operations like the Wheeling-Hatter Ranch, D Hatter Ranch, and T Dwyer Jr Ranch. These private holdings sit alongside the industrial footprint of the Mondak Oil Field, where numerous well sites, a Gas Plant, and tank batteries indicate a robust subterranean economy. Water sources, vital for livestock in this arid terrain, are meticulously documented, from the namesake Phillip Spring to the winding courses of One-O-One Creek and Bennie Creek. The complex drainage patterns of Badlands Draw and Corral Draw illustrate the erosion-carved character of the North Dakota badlands during this era of USDA Forest Service management.