2024 Map of Poverty Coulee

About this map

Cottonwood Creek and its complex network of drainage ravines define this section of Liberty County, Montana. The terrain is characterized by numerous named coulees, including Poverty Coulee, Manton Coulee, and Nutt Coulee, which cut through the landscape toward larger watercourses. In the southern reaches of the quadrangle, Twelvemile Coulee feeds into the Gagnon Reservoir, a rare point of standing water in this semi-arid environment. The road network follows the rigid Public Land Survey System grid, with routes like 4000 Rd S and 1600 Rd E providing access to this agricultural and ranching region. The abundance of family-named features such as Clausen Coulee, Stellner Coulee, and Kjar Coulee suggests a history of long-established homesteads and local landholdings that have shaped the contemporary map.