2011 Map of Prairie Dog Creek

About this map

Prairie Dog Creek meanders through this remote portion of Carter County, Montana, carving a drainage pattern through a landscape defined by intermittent waterways and specialized water management. The infrastructure here is notably tied to ranching or local land use, as evidenced by the Earl Krietel Number 3 Dam and Earl Krietel Number 4 Dam. These features illustrate how early 21st-century inhabitants adapted to the semi-arid environment of the Great Plains by creating reliable reservoirs along drainage routes like Ewalt Draw and the various tributaries of Boxelder Creek. Transportation is sparse, anchored by rural thoroughfares such as Hammond Rd and Cottonwood Creek Rd, which provide the primary access to the isolated drainages of Hawksnest Creek and Cottonwood Creek.