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1972 Map of Poverty Flat West

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Poverty Flat West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Green School serves as a small educational landmark in this 1970s landscape of eastern Montana, where the expansive Poverty Flat benchland drops toward the complex drainage system of Deer Creek. The terrain is deeply incised by numerous coulees, such as Kelley Coulee and Cottonwood Coulee, illustrating the erosive character of this semi-arid region. Economic activity is visible through a scattered network of petroleum extraction sites labeled as Oil Well and Drill Hole, alongside a localized Strip Mine in the southern sections.

Transportation through the quadrangle is anchored by the Burlington Northern railroad line, which follows the natural corridor of the Sevenmile Creek valley. Rare water sources like Elevenmile Springs provide critical points of interest in a landscape otherwise defined by seasonal flows and dry draws like Dry Creek. A small Landing Strip north of the main creek suggests the area's reliance on aviation for regional connectivity across these vast distances.