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2020 Map of Rock City

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Rock City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Two Medicine River and Birch Creek wind through this high-plains landscape along the border of Glacier and Pondera Counties. The map reveals an intricate irrigation network essential to the region's agricultural life, including the N Canal, M Canal, Two M Canal, and An Six Canal. These man-made waterways follow the natural contours of the land, cutting through the elevation of Buffalo Ridge and the Rocky Ridge Coulee.

The settlement at Rock City sits on the eastern edge of the quadrangle, while the presence of Blair Mine Rd and Tri Good Rd suggests the historical connection between natural resource extraction and rural transport. Prominent landforms such as Lookout Butte provide vantage points over a terrain defined by deep creek beds and a complex system of water management that has shaped the area's development for over a century.