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2014 Map of Poverty Flat West

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Poverty Flat West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Poverty Flat defines the open, high-plains landscape of eastern Dawson County in this 2014 survey. The topography is deeply incised by a network of drainage features, most notably Kelley Coulee, Cottonwood Coulee, and Cherry Coulee, which channel water toward the intermittent reaches of Deer Cr and Horse Cr. The area is characterized by this complex drainage pattern, where seasonal flows have carved out the terrain between the flatlands and the Upper Sevenmile Cr valley.

Transportation through this sparsely populated ranching country relies on established routes such as MT-200s and MT-254. Historically significant water sources like Elevenmile Springs provide critical anchor points in an otherwise dry environment. The map details the transition from the plateau of the namesake flat down into the broken coulee country, offering a clear view of the rural land divisions and the isolated road network serving this part of the Montana interior.